Asked by Dawne
The numerator of the fraction 5/12 is decreased b y 2% and the denominator is increased by 3%. What is the new fraction
Answers
Answered by
Ms. Sue
0.98 * 5 = ?
1.03 * 12 - ?
1.03 * 12 - ?
Answered by
Bosnian
2 % = 2 / 100 = 0.02
2 % of 5 = 0.02 * 5 = 0.1
3 % = 3 / 100 = 0.03
3 % of 12 = 0.03 * 12 = 0.36
The new fraction:
( 5 - 0.1 ) / ( 12 + 0.36 ) =
4.9 / 12.36 Multiply numerator and enominator by 100
490 / 1236 = 2 * 5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 2 * 3 * 103 ) =
5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 3 * 103 ) =
245 / 618
2 % of 5 = 0.02 * 5 = 0.1
3 % = 3 / 100 = 0.03
3 % of 12 = 0.03 * 12 = 0.36
The new fraction:
( 5 - 0.1 ) / ( 12 + 0.36 ) =
4.9 / 12.36 Multiply numerator and enominator by 100
490 / 1236 = 2 * 5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 2 * 3 * 103 ) =
5 * 7 * 7 / ( 2 * 3 * 103 ) =
245 / 618
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.