Regular price= x times of sale price
26=x times 19.50
divide both sides by 19.50
1.33333333333333333=x
so it is 1.33333 times the sale price or 4/3
Since a ratio can also be written to look like a fraction, you can use your knowledge of creating equivalent fractions to this to create equivalent ratios. i.e: 5:10 can be written as 5/10, you can simplify it to 1/2 (1:2) or multiply it by 2/2 to get 10/20 (10:20).
Answer:
.0147058824 OR rounded at the hundredths place is .01
He worked as a carpenter for 12 hrs. and as a blacksmith for 18.
