Homework Help: math

Posted by Betsy on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:41pm.

Wyatt and Allyson were asked to solve a percent problem using the numbers 13 and 38. Wyatt found 13% of 38 and Allyson found 38% of 13. Explain why they both got the same answer. Would this work for other numbers as well? Why or why not?

math - Reiny, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:09am
really?

Did you write out the calculations and notice something?

hint:
what is 13x38 and 38x13 ?
math - Me, Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:35pm
Inverse property of multiplication...
math - Me, Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10:37pm
Inverse property of multiplication...

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