For each give the correct METRIC unit of measure. Do NOT use the abbreviation. a. My foot is 21 (fill in blanks) long. b. My large aquarium holds 55 (fill in blank) of water. c. My dad drives 27 (fill in blank) to work each day. d. I just bought 12 (fill in blank) of carpet to cover my family room floor.

Inches

Gallons

Kilometers

Yards

Step-by-step explanation:

We are to proffer the appropriate unit of measurement for each scenario given below :

a. My foot is 21 inches long. (unit for measuring length which are usually small such a a person's foot)

b. My large aquarium holds 55 gallons of water. (volume measurement of liquid in a large container)

c. My dad drives 27 kilometers to work each day. (distance measurement which are moderately long)

d. I just bought 12 yards of carpet to cover my family room floor. (length measurement used for materials such as cloth, carpet, rugs e.t.c).

step-by-step explanation:

30% of $420 is 0.30($420) = $126 and $420 + $126 = $546.

or, 130% of $420 is 1.3($420) = $546.

notice that this is not the $600 original list price with which we started.

why doesn't this work?

the method does not work because 30% of $420 is not the same amount as the 30% of $600. it may seem obvious when stated this way, but it is a very common error made on problems of this type. we cannot just use the same percent and get back to the original amount because we are taking that percent of a different value.

to work problems of this type correctly, it is generally best to write an equation for the situation and then solve.

example: since (100% – 30%)(original price) = (sale price)

70% of the   (original price) is $420.

0.7x   = 420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.

we may also solve this problem using the two-step method. working the problem in two steps requires us to use more algebra skills. we have to know that x = 1x (identity property of multiplicationtext annotation indicator) and that 1x – 0.3x = 0.7x (subtracting like terms). then we solve the problem as follows:

(original price) – 30%(original price) = sale price

x – 0.3x = 420

0.7x = $420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.  

note that with both of the above methods we do obtain the correct original amount.

example: after a 5% pay raise, hermione is earning $22,680 per year. what was she earning before the pay raise?

105% of (original salary) = current salary

1.05x = 22,680

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x = 21,600

hermione earned $21,600 per year before the pay raise.

this is an example so maybe you will get how to at least do it!

26 is 33.33% of 78

step-by-step explanation:

26 is what percent of 78?

26 is p% of 78

equation: y = p% * x

solving our equation for p

p% = y/x

p% = 26/78

p = 0.3333

convert decimal to percent:

p% = 0.3333 * 100 = 33.33%