Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #15853: Algebra challenge - wrong %age
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-03-09 22:00:52+00:00
State: open
Labels: chrome, snowleo, wrong-or-unclear

Reporter: jtrussell1999@aol.com

it should be 197% because 100% of $901 is 901 and 97% of $901 =$873.97

[algebra_challenge.html?seed=27&problem=yearly-percentages-2 (percentage_word_problems_2)](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/algebra_challenge.html?seed=27&problem=yearly-percentages-2&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/algebra_challenge.html?seed=27&problem=yearly-percentages-2&debug&activity=%5B%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22%24873.97%5C%22%22%2C44%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C2%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C2%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C2%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C2%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C2%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C3%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C3%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C3%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C3%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C3%5D%5D)

["$873.97"]

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