Homework Help: math

Posted by alicia on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:24pm.

im in sixth grade and im confused with this question.there are 44,000 people living in salem.(16,000~workers :2,000~preschoolers : 13,000~students : 4,000~retirees : 8,000~homemakers : 1,000~unemployed)
*what fraction of the population has jobs outside home?

math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:29pm
16,000 / 44,000 = 0.03636 = 36%
math - ALICIA T., Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:35pm
FRACTION-> 9/25
math - Ms. Sue, Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:54pm
Oops -- I need to read more carefully!

Fraction:

16,000 / 44,000 = 16/44 = 8/22 = 4/11
math - alex, Monday, October 10, 2011 at 10:12pm
5000

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