Homework Help: Math

Posted by Shirley on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:00pm.

The following table gives the winning percentages of the top five coaches in NFL history,what fraction of his games has each coach won?

Don Shula 0.676
George Halas 0.672
Tom Landry 0.606
Curly Lambeau 0.624
Paul Brown 0.667

Math - bobpursley, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:05pm
George Halas won 672/1000 which can be reduced to 336/500 which can be reduced to 168/250 which can be reduced to 84/125
Math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:06pm
Write these in fraction form and reduce.

Example:

0.676 = 676/1000 = 338/500 = 169/250
Math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:14pm
Shirley -- do you see why there's a difference between bobpursley's and my explanations?
Math - bobpursley, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 1:18pm
I do. Shula in his prime was a better coach.

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