2007-09-27 08:43:46 · 4 answers · asked by anteater42001 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
ok, so 1/8 = 5/8X
X = 1/8 / 5/8 = 1/8 x 8/5 = 1/5
2007-09-27 08:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/8 = Y X5/8
1/8=Y/1X5/8
Multiply numerators and denominators on the right side of the equation
1/8 = 5y/8
Multiply both sides of the equation by 8
1=5y
Divide both sides of the equation by 5
Y=1/5
Checking the answer
1/8= 1/5 X 5/8
1/8= 5/40
Simplyfy the fraction
1/8 = 1/8
2007-09-27 08:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by casesweeps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiply both sides of the equation by 8/5 to get ?% on a side by itself. after this is done the equation reads 1/5=?%. Convert 1/5 to a whole number by dividing 1 by 5. after this is done the equation reads .2=?%. then divide both sides by % (which is the same as dividing by 100) to get ? on a side by itself because that is what you're looking for. once this is done the answer is ?=20.
2007-09-27 09:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by jughead 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wants a percent, so I convert to decimals making
.125=X% * .625
Divide .125 by .625 to get the percentage on its own and you get .2 or 20%
2007-09-27 08:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mike G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋