Can anyone give me a heads up in math?

[*TripleJ*]

with that question its all of them so yeah i can see how that confusing

edit sorry i stuffed up didnt read properly lol its 8/25 lol i would have stuffed that question with that one good thing about the calc that u can use it would be pretty easy to work out u just have to remember how to convert

so 30% would be 3/10 or 0.3
1/32 would be 0.03125 which is 30.125%
1/3 is 0.33333333 or 33.3%
8/25 is 0.32 or 32% so its 32/100 which can be simpified to 8/25 by dividing by 4 its the simplest fraction

if u need any other help i've got a lot of time on my hands lol

[butterfly_warrior]

JwithJ has the right idea... as soon as you're trying to compare fractions/decimals and percentages, change them all to the same thing. Changing to decimals or percentages is usually easier as with fractions you need to then make sure the denominators (bottom numbers) are all the same.

Really, they aren't that scary if you've got a good scientific calculator with you - as long as you know how to use it properly.

I'm tackling the washing tomorrow morning but will try to lurk around the computer as much as possible through the day if you come up with specific questions/topics.

I could give you a formula to work out the raffle ticket question quicker, but it's probably best at this point to keep things simple and not load you down with too many formulas - using methods you already know or can think through is probably the best plan of attack at this stage.

BW

[*TripleJ*]

agreed KISS keep it simple stupid is always the best method lol

[Freya]

One question - how to work out percentage when there is no % button on the calculator. I know its something like ___/___x___ right?

[HotI]

One question - how to work out percentage when there is no % button on the calculator. I know its something like ___/___x___ right?

Yep. e.g.

Question: change 3/4 to %

Answer: 3 / 4 x 100 = 75%

[Freya]

Thanks Kate I thought it would be top divided by bottom times 100.

[*TripleJ*]

true all u do is convert to decimal then percantage if u dont want to do it all in one step

[Astrolady]

Damn I am lost. No wonder why I failed Maths !!. Good luck Anna

with that question its all of them so yeah i can see how that confusing

edit sorry i stuffed up didnt read properly lol its 8/25 lol i would have stuffed that question with that one good thing about the calc that u can use it would be pretty easy to work out u just have to remember how to convert

so 30% would be 3/10 or 0.3
1/32 would be 0.03125 which is 30.125%
1/3 is 0.33333333 or 33.3%
8/25 is 0.32 or 32% so its 32/100 which can be simpified to 8/25 by dividing by 4 its the simplest fraction

if u need any other help i've got a lot of time on my hands lol