Work the percent problem. Round all money amounts to the nearest dollar and percents to the nearest tenth, as needed. See Examples 1–3.
In the fall of 2010, total public and private school enrollment in the United States was 62.4 million. Of this total, 10.9% of the students were enrolled in private schools. How many students were enrolled in public schools? (Source: National Center for Education Statistics.)

EXAMPLE 1 Applying Proportions

EXAMPLE 2 Solving Percent Equations
Solve the problem.


EXAMPLE 3 Solving Applied Percent Problems


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