Question

what are 5 fractions for 75%

Answer 1

hello?

Answer 2

hello

Answer 3

well, ok, will start you off, what is 75%?

Answer 4

as a fraction

Answer 5

trust me - I know you want to get this done, but it will be much faster to learn it

Answer 6

2 out of 3?

Answer 7

well, so when you see a %, you can start by thinking how many out of a 100

Answer 8

so 75% is 75/100

Answer 9

wait wait 3 out of 4

Answer 10

so if I say 75% of people love fractions, exactly!

Answer 11

yes 3/4 is 75%

Answer 12

and by definition, 75/100 is 75%

Answer 13

so you can follow the same strategy as before

Answer 14

you can either start at 75/100 and reduce

Answer 15

by reduce I mean you can evenly divide both the top and bottom by the same number

Answer 16

or you can start at 3/4 and multiply

Answer 17

ok

Answer 18

so go ahead and try, and I'll check it for you

Answer 19

but on a conceptual level - 75% basically means out of say 100 people, 75 people will do X

Answer 20

wait what do i multiply

Answer 21

well, just like last time, you started with 2/3

Answer 22

and multiplied it by 2/2-6/6

Answer 23

you can start at 3/4, and multiply by 2/2 - 6/6

Answer 24

now the reason you can do this, is because 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5, 6/6, they're all actually equal to 1

Answer 25

k

Answer 26

and multiplying ANYTHING by 1, gets the same basic thing (hence "equivalent")

Answer 27

so you're really just multiplying by 1 in different but "equivalent" ways

Answer 28

1.6/8

Answer 29

correct

Answer 30

yay

Answer 31

=)

Answer 32

um so the next one would be 3/4 and 3/3

Answer 33

hmmm, well, those are not equal to 1

Answer 34

3/4 is 75%

Answer 35

or .75

Answer 36

it's only equivalent if you multiply the original fraction by 1

Answer 37

since 2x1 = 2, 3x1 = 3 etc... anything multiplied by 1 = 1

Answer 38

now fraction wise, the definition of "1" is something divided by itself

Answer 39

so 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5....

Answer 40

those are all equal to 1

Answer 41

and so if you multiple the original fraction by any of those, you'll have an equivalent fraction (since you've just multiplied by 1)

Answer 42

but it may look different, since there are bigger numbers on the top and the bottom

Answer 43

so the first one you did was correct, you multiplied by 2/2

Answer 44

now you want to multiply by 3/3 and on

Answer 45

so i multiply 3/4 and 3/3

Answer 46

oh sorry lol

Answer 47

I was still stuck on the last question

Answer 48

which was 2/3

Answer 49

yes!

Answer 50

you are in fact right haha

Answer 51

sorry =)

Answer 52

its ok

Answer 53

9/12!

Answer 54

yes! =)

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yay

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and ps, you can check these by plugging them into your calculator

Answer 57

3/4 and 4/4

Answer 58

75% can also be written as .75

Answer 59

because 75/100 is .75

Answer 60

(move the decimal places two to the left)

Answer 61

so every fraction you give me, if you put it in your calculator and divide, should equal .75

Answer 62

the next answer is 12/16

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correct =)

Answer 64

wow lol=)

Answer 65

so if you divide 12 by 16 in your calculator, you will get .75

Answer 66

thats incredible

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it makes a lot of sense once you practice =). and that's when math starts getting fun - once it finally makes sense

Answer 68

so keep going =)

Answer 69

ok

Answer 70

15/20!!!

Answer 71

mhmm =)

Answer 72

good work!

Answer 73

ok now can u help me with 60%

Answer 74

ok sure, and it's important you learn the other side of fractions, reduction

Answer 75

meaning you start with a big fraction, and then reduce it to equivalent fractions (make the numbers smaller)

Answer 76

so 75% - we said a basic definition of that is 75/100

Answer 77

as in if 75% of people like football, 75/100 people like football

Answer 78

so what is 60%?

Answer 79

3/5
is 60%

Answer 80

that is definitely true =)

Answer 81

ok so let's do this systematically

Answer 82

65% is the same thing as .65

Answer 83

sorry lol

Answer 84

60% is the same thing as .6

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which is the same thing as .6/1

Answer 86

ok but that's not even numbers

Answer 87

but remember what we can do to fractions to get equivalent fractions

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multiply by 1

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so in this case, we want to get rid of the decimal place

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since fractions don't have decimals (in this context)

Answer 91

so let's multiple by 10/10

Answer 92

ok

Answer 93

which will move each decimal point by one place (since it's one zero in 10)

Answer 94

you know i owe you big time for this

Answer 95

it's ok! I've been there, just learned this last year

Answer 96

so .6/1 x 10/10 = (.6 x 10)/ (1 x 10)

Answer 97

so we know that 60% - which is the same thing as .6 , actually equals 6/10

Answer 98

what year of high school are you in i just started junior year