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Write as a percent. Write the remainder in fractional form. $$\frac{7}{30}$$

Write as a percent. Write the remainder in fractional form. $$\frac{3}{7}$$

Write as a percent. Write the remainder in fractional form. $$\frac{2}{9}$$

Approximately \(7 \%\) of the American population has diabetes. Within this group, 14.6 million are diagnosed, while 6.2 million are undiagnosed. (Source: The National Diabetes Education Program) What percent of Americans with diabetes have not been diagnosed with the disease? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Find \(10 \%\) of a number and subtract it from the original number. Now take \(10 \%\) of the new number and subtract it from the new number. Is this the same as taking \(20 \%\) of the original number? Explain.

Your employer agrees to give you a \(5 \%\) raise after one year on the job, a \(6 \%\) raise the next year, and a \(7 \%\) raise the following year. Is your salary after the third year greater than, less than, or the same as it would be if you had received a 6\% raise each year?

A backpack is advertised as \(\frac{1}{3}\) off the regular price. What percent of the regular price does this represent?

If \(\frac{2}{5}\) of a population voted in an election, what percent of the population did not vote?

Complete Exercises without actually finding the percents. Does \(\frac{4}{3}\) represent a percent greater than \(100 \%\) or less than \(100 \% ?\)

Does 0.055 represent a percent greater than \(1 \%\) or less than \(1 \% ?\)