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OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

Give an equation and solution to a real life situation for decimals and ratios. A medal for the best answer. :)

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

@518nad

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

@amorfide

OpenStudy (damir):

at first what are decimals?

OpenStudy (damir):

@DoodleDuck8

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

like $4.5

OpenStudy (damir):

good but decimals are numbers after the .

OpenStudy (damir):

like 0.678

OpenStudy (damir):

678 is the decimal

OpenStudy (damir):

understood?

OpenStudy (damir):

so what is a ratios

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

yeah, actually we don't need to do ratios, I already figured one out

OpenStudy (damir):

ok

OpenStudy (damir):

so i will make a decimal problem ok?

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

Ok

OpenStudy (damir):

you had a pie that cost one dollar 1.0$ i ate from your pie a piece and now you have a pie for 0.24 cents how much money did i eat from your pie

OpenStudy (damir):

i ate exactly 0.75 cents from your pie

OpenStudy (damir):

well lets say that you had a money pie

OpenStudy (damir):

a pie from money

OpenStudy (damir):

that is your problem

OpenStudy (damir):

you had a money pie that had 1.0$ i ate from your pie a piece and now you have a pie for 0.24 cents how much money did i eat from your pie

OpenStudy (doodleduck8):

Thank you @damir That really helped

OpenStudy (damir):

the answer is 0.75 cents

OpenStudy (damir):

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