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#1 2007-01-30 16:05:53

ashley88
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word problems

Find The Sum Of All The Types Of Mail.
Explain What Your Answer Represents.


16/25, 7/100, 9/50, 11/100


How Do I Solve This Problem???

#2 2007-01-30 17:20:09

pi man
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Registered: 2006-07-06
Posts: 251

Re: word problems

16/25, 7/100, 9/50, 11/100

I'm not sure what you're asking but I think we want to add this four numbers together. 

16/25   = 64/100 (multiplied numerator and denominator by 4)
  7/100 =   7/100   
  9/50   = 18/100 (multiplied by 2)
11/100 = 11/100         

Add all those together:  64/100 + 7/100 + 18/100 + 11/100 = (64+7+18+11)/100 = 100/100 = 1

Maybe the 4 numbers represents fractions of the total mail.   Each number could represent a percentage of the whole mail system.   Whatever the first type of mail is, it makes up 64% of the mail.   The second group is 7%, the third is 18% and the fourth is 11%.   Together they add up to 100%.

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