SOLUTION: Let me set up the question: As of February 2001, Gap Inc. operated a total of 3676 stores worldwide. The following chart shows the store breakdown by brand. Gap (Domestic) -

Question 198466This question is from textbook beginning algebra
: Let me set up the question:
As of February 2001, Gap Inc. operated a total of 3676 stores worldwide. The following chart shows the store breakdown by brand.
Gap (Domestic) - 2076
Gap (International) - 529
Banana Republic - 404
Old Navy - 666
Total - 3678
Question #95 - What fraction of Gap brand stores were Old Navy stores? Simplify this fraction.
Answer: the answer I got on the calc. wa .181076672; when my calc. translated this into a fraction I got. 111/613
I cannot figure out how (with pencil & paper) to get this same fraction. my answer is always - 2829323/15625000.
Can you please explain what I'm missing in working this problem.
eddie This question is from textbook beginning algebra

Answer by arallie(162) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let me set up the question:
As of February 2001, Gap Inc. operated a total of 3676 stores worldwide. The following chart shows the store breakdown by brand.
Gap (Domestic) - 2076
Gap (International) - 529
Banana Republic - 404
Old Navy - 666
Total - 3676
Question #95 - What fraction of Gap brand stores were Old Navy stores? Simplify this fraction.

Eddie, I have no idea what you did but I got you.
Old Navy-> 666
Gap Inc-> 3676

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