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Activity #2 Percentage, Ratio and Base
Activity #2 Percentage, Ratio and Base
Activity #2
Percentage, Ratio and Base
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1. What number is as many as 396?
6
Given: Solution:
396 5 1980
Base - 396 P= x = = 330
1 6 6
5
Rate - P = 330
6
Formula:
P = BR
5
2. How many is as large as 8,500?
8
Given: Solution:
8500 5 42,500
Base - 8,500 P=
1
x
8
= 8
= 5312.5
5
Rate - 8 P = 5312.5
Formula:
P = BR
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3. of 21,000 is how much?
7
Given: Solution:
21,000 5 105,000
Base - 21, 000 P=
1
x
7
= 7
= 15,000
5
Rate - 7 P = 15,000
Formula:
P = BR
4. % of 300, 000 is how much?
Given: Solution:
300,000 83 24 , 900 , 000
Base - 300, 000 P= 1 x 3 = 3 = 8, 300, 000
83
Rate - P = 8, 300, 000
3
Formula:
P = BR
5. A company’s gross sales for the month is 58,642.75. If 45% is the company’s gross
profit, how much gross profit did the company get? How many percent is the cost of sales
of the company? How much is the cost of sales?
Given:
Gross Sales for the month - 58, 642.75
Gross profit - 45%
Solution:
A. Gross Sales = 58, 642.75
Cost os Sales
x 100
Gross Sales
32, 253.5125
= x 100
58 ,642.75
= 0.55 or 55%