2007-03-06 10:38:52 · 13 answers · asked by firemama 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Cooking for measuring ingredients.
Sports for player statistics and averages(percents are used, but percents are also fractions, for example, 65% of the time, Jack will hit a home run. 65% is also 65/100, or 13/20)
I could think of more, but I should do my own math homework now.
2007-03-06 11:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by The World Ends with You 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fractions in real life instances? where have you been? In shopping of course! if you want 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, etc this can be applied when buying meat products from the butcher, or produce from the fruit & vege shop. remember fractions are also often expressed in percentages and what better example than percentage sales! 10-50% off! Or buy one get one free that's half price! or in not-so-pleasant example, some taxes are 10% or 1/10 on top of marked price such as gst. or a 0.1% increase in interest rate can affect your home loans etc. Go to a shopping centre and you'll find your examples there! Here seeing "Everything 1/2 Price" is not unusual in a shop.
2007-03-06 10:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by noTbyN8UR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be glad to give you a list!
*cooking (1/4 cup of sugar)
*time (1/5 of a second)
*polls(3/10 people prefer jumoo)
I'd say those are the most frequent and resonable. Yes, pizzas are cut into eights but how many times do you go "I want an eight of a pizza"? Never. Some of the answers abouve are unrealistic.
2007-03-06 10:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Three out of every five people disagree with the war in Iraq. That is 3/5 of the American people.
2007-03-06 10:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cooking and baking. Mixing paint. Playing sports. Everywhere.
2007-03-06 10:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by Melanie P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cooking - construction - of almost any type -
teaching students as a math teacher-
there are many others!
2007-03-06 10:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by tante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your percentage profit is a fraction
2007-03-06 10:41:23 · answer #7 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Canada, they are not used at all. We are metric and everything comes in grams or kilograms.
2007-03-06 10:45:32 · answer #8 · answered by Ted 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
-dividing food
-calculating tip
-determing prices in the store (half off, etc.)
2007-03-06 10:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by blue_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
banking
2007-03-06 10:45:48 · answer #10 · answered by joe blow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋