{"id":627,"date":"2020-08-21T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T23:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/introalgebra\/part\/ratio-proportion-percent\/"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:41:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T23:41:23","slug":"ratio-proportion-percent","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/introalgebra\/part\/ratio-proportion-percent\/","title":{"raw":"CHAPTER 4 Ratio, Proportion, and Percent","rendered":"CHAPTER 4 Ratio, Proportion, and Percent"},"content":{"raw":"[latexpage]\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_626\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"471\"]<img class=\"wp-image-626\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/333\/2020\/08\/debt-300x142.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"223\"> Word Cloud by www.epictop10.com[\/caption]\n<p id=\"fs-id2819682\">When you apply for a mortgage, the loan officer will compare your total debt to your total income to decide if you qualify for the loan. 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