scarletletter Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Can someone please show me step by step how to solve this problem.(I am horrible at math, so please make it as easy as possible) I cannot figure out how I am messing up my conversions. :mad: When 1/10 percent of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the difference is: A) 0 B) 50 C) 450 D) 495 E) 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sruthi07 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Can someone please show me step by step how to solve this problem.(I am horrible at math, so please make it as easy as possible) I cannot figure out how I am messing up my conversions. :mad: When 1/10 percent of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the difference is: A) 0 B) 50 C) 450 D) 495 E) 500 1/10 of 5000 means you need to multiply ; ie; 1/10 *5000= 500 any number that follows the word from comes first (for e.g; when 5 is subracted from 10 means 10-5) the q states that; (1/10 *5000) -(1/10% *5000) (sorry I missed out the %.....) :( so ans is D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmat Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ans has to be D it is like this 500-5=495 Now u get 500 from 1/10*5000 and u get 5 from 1/1000*5000 hence it is D Hope it helps...Please shoot in case u still face prob Amit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vnf Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Can someone please show me step by step how to solve this problem.(I am horrible at math, so please make it as easy as possible) I cannot figure out how I am messing up my conversions. :mad: When 1/10 percent of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the difference is: A) 0 B) 50 C) 450 D) 495 E) 500 (D) it is 1/10 (5000) - (1/10)% (5000) = 500 - 1/1000 (5000) = 495 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletletter Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 I understand the directions the words in the problem are telling me what to do. It was figuring out 1/10% that was throwing me. I found a simple explanation in the Princeton Review. I don't care what the HATERS say about PR, I found it to be a wonderful resource. Thanx anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonair Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Can someone please show me step by step how to solve this problem.(I am horrible at math, so please make it as easy as possible) I cannot figure out how I am messing up my conversions. :mad: When 1/10 percent of 5000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 5000, the difference is: A) 0 B) 50 C) 450 D) 495 E) 500 The trick to this problem is understanding the difference between 1/10 percent (or point ten percent) and 1/10 (or ten percent). When you convert the percentages into decimal form you get 1/10 percent = .10% = .001 and 1/10 = 10% = .1. After this step the rest is pretty simple. 5,000(.10) - 5,000(.001) = 495 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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