Please explain how to set up the problem:
What fraction of this group is women?
3029 total politicians, 1455 are women.
Thanks!
2007-01-21 17:05:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1455/3029
2007-01-21 17:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by pinkpearls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If 1455 of the 3029 politicians are women then the fraction is:
1455/3029
2007-01-22 01:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by AibohphobiA 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put the total no as denominator and the part number as numerator and then reduce and you get your fraction
Here it is 1455/3029
2007-01-22 03:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1455/3029 = fraction of group that are women
2007-01-22 01:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by lynn y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1455 divided by 3029
2007-01-22 01:08:50 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1455 women/3029 total=0.48
the exact fraction is 1455/3029, there are no common factors
this is approx 0.48 or 48%
2007-01-22 01:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1455/3029
2007-01-22 01:14:43 · answer #7 · answered by jenvogel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1455/3029 is the fraction you want.
2007-01-22 02:02:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You take the # of selected group (in your case, women) divided by # of total (in this case, total politicians).
So...
# of women 1455
__________ ____
# of total 3029
So take 1455/3029....... = 48% (approx.)
2007-01-22 01:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by mdawne2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1455 women/3029total politicians = approx. 48%
2007-01-22 01:11:07 · answer #10 · answered by peekabooh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋