what fraction of the total cost represents the cost of the statue
2007-04-27 08:11:39 · 5 answers · asked by moosasha4 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Divide and then simplify.
First, calculate the total cost. The pedestal and the statue are 350,000 + 250,000 = 600,000.
Divide the cost of the statue by the cost of the total. You'll get:
250,000
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600,000
Simplify this. You can easily do this by dropping the zeroes (in actuality, you're dividing both sides by 10,000).
25
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60
Now that these numbers are more managable, you can look for common factors. You can see that 5 is a common factor. You are left with 5/12 as the fraction.
2007-04-27 08:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
total cost = $350,000 + $250,000 = $600,000
cost of statue / total cost = 250000 / 600000 = 25 / 60 = 5 / 12
The statue is 5 / 12 the cost of the entire monument.
2007-04-27 16:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
350000+250000=600000
250000/600000=reduce to 25/60=5/12
statue = 5/12
pedestal= 7/12
2007-04-27 19:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
250000 + 350000 = 600000
250000/600000 can be simplified to 25/60 or 5/12
2007-04-27 15:15:42 · answer #4 · answered by girlnblack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. It was a gift from France!
2007-04-27 15:14:54 · answer #5 · answered by Double O 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋