document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=777021>Question 777021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to know what the equation for 37 1/2% turned into a fraction of 3/8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's double it first to get rid of the 1/2. 2 x 37 1/2 = 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The fraction is 75/200, as 37 1/2 % is the same as (37 1/2 ) /100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To simplify this fraction, we need to find the greatest common factor of each, and I can see it's 25. There are 3 25s in 75 and 8 25s in 200. So 3/8. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What if that's not obvious? I see these two number are both multiples of 5, right? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 75/5 is 15, 200/5 is 40, so 15/40. But both numerator and denominator are still multiples of 5, and 15/3 is 3 and 40/5 is 8. So i still simplifies to 3/8  </SPAN>\n" );
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