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Work the percent problem. Round all money amounts to the nearest dollar and percents to th...

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 2010, the U.S. civilian labor force consisted of 153,889,000 persons. Of this total, 14,825,000 were unemployed. What was the percent of unemployment? (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

EXAMPLE 1 Applying Proportions

EXAMPLE 2 Solving Percent Equations

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EXAMPLE 3 Solving Applied Percent Problems

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