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Our town is composed of 2,000 people. Of those 2,000 people, 4/5 of them are middle class. The word 'of' usually means multiplication when it is in a word problem. So, we will multiply 2,000 by 4/5. When multiplying a whole number, we just multiply it by the numerator (top) and leave the denominator. (bottom)
2,000×4
8,000
8,000/5
Fractions are just a different way of putting division, so we can change this to a division problem:
8,000÷5=
1,600
1,600 of the people are middle class.
I hope this was helpful, keep learning! :D
Answer:
5/7 or 3/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Sorry if I'm wrong bc I don't understand the question
Blue area = big rectangle area - small rectangle area
= 14 x 14 - 8 x 10
= 196 - 80
= 116 cm2
Edit - sorry didnt see the other person already solved the prob in comments :)
x - Alma's given number
15•x - the number multiplied by 15 (the correct answer)
5•x - the number multiplied by Alma (Alma's answer)
her answer is 150 less than the correct answer:
5•x = 15•x - 150
15x - 150 = 5x
15x - 5x = 150
10x = 150
<u>x = 15</u>
