What is this about because I’m confuse
It can be helpful to remember that "%" is just a shorthand way to write "/100" (divided by 100, or per 100, or per cent). ("Cent" is often used to refer to 100 or 1/100. A "cent" is 1/100 of a dollar, or 1/100 of an acre, for example. A <em>cent</em>ury is 100 years.)
Make the denominator of your fraction be 100. Multiply numerator and denominator by 20/20.
(2/5)×(20/20) = 40/100 = 40%
You can also get there via decimals.
... 2/5 = 0.4 = 0.40 (40 hundredths) = 40/100 (40 hundredths) = 40%
Or, you can multiply by 100%.
... (2/5)×(100%) = (200/5)% = 40%
First you do 4500 × 0.04
Then take that number and add it to 4500
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Answer: (m+n)/(mn)</h3>
Work Shown:
Josh:
1 room = m hours
1/m room = 1 hour
Kevin:
1 room = n hours
1/n room = 1 hour
We see that the rates for Josh and Kevin are 1/m and 1/n respectively. This is the amount of a room they paint in one hour. Combine the fractions
1/m + 1/n = n/(mn) + m/(mn) = (n+m)/(mn) = (m+n)/(mn)
The expression (m+n)/(mn) represents how much of the room they get painted in 1 hour. This is if they work together and it assumes neither worker slows the other one down.
