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"If a shirt that costs $40 is reduced to $32, what percentage of a discount is this?" " The amount that exists after the percentage has been applied can also be called the "new amount". For our question, we do not know the percent. We know that $40 is the original, and that's $32 is the "after." Make sure the "after amount" goes into the calculator first. For our example, type 32, hit divide, type 40, hit equals. This division gives us: 0.8. (It's not the final answer.) For our sample problem, 0.8 changes to 80%. If your answer is smaller than 100%, you have a decrease or discount; larger than 100% is an increase. Because the price in the example dropped, and the price that we calculated is also a discount, we're on the right path. If the price in the example dropped from $40 to $32, however, and we got 120% after our calculation, we'd know that something is wrong because we're looking for a discount and we got an increase. Figure out how much above or below 100% you are and this will be your final answer. In our sample problem, 80% compared to 100% means that we had a discount of 20%. To get the hang of things, read the prompt and see if you understand how to finish the following problems: Problem #1: "A $50 blouse is now $28. What was the percentage of discount?" To solve it, grab a calculator. Enter '28,' hit divide, enter '50,' hit equals; the answer is 0.56. Convert '0.56' to '56%'. Compare this number to 100%, subtracting '56' from '100', leaving us with a discount of 44%. Problem #2: "A $12 baseball cap is $15 after tax. What was the sales tax percentage?" To solve it, grab a calculator. Enter '15', hit divide, enter '12', hit equals; the answer is 1.25. Convert '1.25' to '125%'. Compare this to 100%, subtracting '100' from '125', leaving us with an increase of 25%.

summary: Use the perfect percentage method for the following sorts of problems: Decide which number represents the original amount and which represents the "after amount. Divide the "after amount" by the original amount. Move the decimal point two places to the right to change it from a decimal to a percent. Compare that percentage to 100%. Compare your percentage to 100%. Practice on the following examples.

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You can do this on the bare floor, but you'll be more comfortable if you use a mat, as it provides a bit of padding. However, avoid doing it on something like a bed, which has too much padding without enough support. Place your arms by your sides and your palms face down on the mat. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor, ready to lift them off in a moment. Take a breath and bring your legs up so your knees are above your hips. They should be bent at 90-degree angle at this point. Then, draw your heels toward each other. Point your toes and push your legs out and up, straightening them out as you do. Make a 65-degree angle with the ground. As you lift your legs, bring the top of your body up, too. Draw your head and shoulders off the ground, bringing your chin down toward your chest. Pretend you're looking at your belly button, and that will help you get in the proper position. Make sure you're tightening your core muscles by pulling your stomach muscles in. While holding your head and legs in the air, move your arms up and down in the air. Keep your arms straight and your palms pointed toward the floor. This movement should be fairly vigorous, as it's meant to get your blood flowing. Aim for moving your arms at least 5 inches (13cm) up and then down. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Count out 5 breaths in and 5 breaths out, pumping your arms the whole time you're moving. Try to do 1 pump each time you breathe in and 1 pump each time you breathe out. After 5 breaths, bring your legs and head to the floor to rest. The name of the exercise comes from the fact that you're breathing in 5 times and breathing out 5 times multiplied by 10 to equal a hundred. Technically, you're supposed to pump your arms 100 times, doing 1 pump per inhalation and exhalation.

summary: Place a yoga mat down on the floor. Lie down on your back, centered on the Pilates mat. Lift your legs above your hips and then push them straight out. Lift your head and chest. Pump your arms up and down. Breathe in and out 5 times while you pump. Do the exercise 10 times.

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To keep your zippers in good shape, you should make sure all the zippers on your clothes are closed before you throw them in the wash. Do up zippers on your pants, your shirts, your skirts, your dresses and your shorts. To make sure the zippers stay closed, you can use safety pins. Loop the safety pin through the zipper slider and attach it to the top of the garment so the zipper stays closed in the washing machine and the dryer. High heat can be damaging to zippers, especially zippers made of plastic. Dry clothing with zippers on low heat and minimize the amount of time the clothing is in the dryer. The tumbling of the dryer can cause damage to certain zippers. You should also take clothing with zippers out of the dyer right after the drying cycle is done so you can lay them flat. Straightening out the clothing and the zipper on a flat surface will prevent the zipper from drying with crooked teeth. This could prevent zipper jams and other issues down the road. Don't worry too much if there is puckering around zipper after it has been through the wash. Most clothing will shrink a little in the wash and this could cause puckering around the zipper. The puckering is usually not too obvious, depending on the material of the clothing and the material in the zipper. Clothing made with 100 percent cotton is especially prone to shrinkage, which can cause noticeable puckering around the cotton-polyester zipper tabs. You may want to hang dry clothing made of cotton and other materials that are prone to shrinkage, rather than run them through the dryer.
summary: Close all zippers before putting your clothes in the wash. Dry clothing with zippers on low heat. Expect some puckering around the zipper.