To find a percent, you use this simple formula:
5000/62000 = x/100
In this case, x is going to be your percent of commission.
So, to find this, you first divide 5000 by 62000, which is about equal to 0.08.
Now your equation looks like this:
0.08 = x/100
Next, you multiply both sides by 100 to reverse the operation. Now, your equation will look like this:
8 = x
So, the answer is 8%.
You would do parentheses first and that answer you will x 7
Your drawing was much more helpful and informative than your statements in words and symbols.
I see that you want to evaluate (3/2)^2 times (8/15)^2.
You could combine these two expressions into one, as follows:
3*8
( ----------- )^2
2*15
This, in turn, can be simplified by reduction:
( 4/5 )^2. Expanded, this result gives us 16/25.
Next problem
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( 9/4 )^4 * ( 4/3 )^3
9^4 4^3
First, focus on ( ------- ) * ( ----------- )
4^4 3^3
Now reduce 4^3 / 4^4: The end result is 1/4.
Reduce 9^4 / 3^3. To do this, rewrite that 9 as (3^2), resulting in:
3^8 / 3^3. The end result is 3^5.
Putting this expression back together, we get 3^5 / 4 (answer)
