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At a workplace 153 of the 225 employees attended a meeting which statement shows value that are all equivalent to the fraction of employees who attended the meeting B 225/153 = 25/17 = 1.47 = 147%

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To determine which statement shows values that are all equivalent to the fraction of employees who attended the meeting, we need to first convert the attendance into a fraction:

The fraction of employees who attended the meeting can be calculated as:

\[ \text{Fraction} = \frac{\text{Number of attendees}}{\text{Total number of employees}} = \frac{153}{225}. \]

Now, we can simplify this fraction and convert it to different forms:

1. **Simplifying the Fraction:**
The fraction \( \frac{153}{225} \) can be simplified. The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 153 and 225 is 51.

So,

\[
\frac{153 \div 51}{225 \div 51} = \frac{3}{5}.
\]

2. **Calculating Percentage:**
To find the percentage of employees who attended:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{153}{225} \right) \times 100 \approx 68\%.
\]

3. **Decimal Form:**
Dividing 153 by 225 gives:

\[
\frac{153}{225} \approx 0.68.
\]

4. **Reciprocal:**
The reciprocal of the fraction \( \frac{153}{225} \) would be \( \frac{225}{153} \).

\[
\frac{225}{153} \approx 1.47.
\]

5. **Expressing as Percent:**
As mentioned previously, \( \frac{153}{225} \) as a ratio is approximately \( 68\% \), so \( \frac{225}{153} \) can also be represented in percentage terms:

\[
\frac{225}{153} \approx 1.47 \approx 147\%.
\]

So if the original statement provided claims that all those values are equivalent, the claim that "225/153 = 25/17 = 1.47 = 147%" is only partly true.

- \( \frac{153}{225} \) simplifies to \( \frac{3}{5} \) which is the fraction of employees that attended.
- Only the portion regarding \( \frac{225}{153} \) is accurate in summarizing the attendance relative to non-attendance.

Therefore, a more careful analysis shows that the values presented are related but not equivalent to \( \frac{153}{225} \). The correct equivalents of that fraction are \( \frac{3}{5} \) or 68% in decimal form (approx. 0.68), as opposed to the values listed, which relate to the overall figure but don’t represent the meeting attendance ratio directly.

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