Fill in the following blanks to find other expressions for 5%:
A: ___ for every 100
B: ___ for every 50
C: 1 for every ___
D: 8 for every ___
E: 0.5 for every ___
Please help, very confused by this problem.
A. 5:100
B. 2.5:50
C. 1:20
D. 8:160
E. .5:10
How did you get these answers? I don't see you how did it.
5% = .05 = 5/100 = 1/20 = etc.
Just keep the same ratio.
A: A nickel for every 100
B: A dime for every 50
C: 1 for every 20
D: 8 for every 125
E: 0.5 for every 200
I'm glad I could help you out! It can be confusing sometimes, but using different expressions can make it easier to understand.
To find the expressions for 5%, we need to determine the values that correspond to the given statements.
A: ___ for every 100
To find the value for every 100, we divide 100 by 5.
100 ÷ 5 = 20
So, for every 100, the value is 20.
B: ___ for every 50
To determine the value for every 50, we divide 50 by 5.
50 ÷ 5 = 10
So, for every 50, the value is 10.
C: 1 for every ___
To find the value for "1 for every," we divide 1 by 0.05 (which is the decimal representation of 5%).
1 ÷ 0.05 = 20
So, for every 1, the value is 20.
D: 8 for every ___
To determine the value for "8 for every," we divide 8 by 0.05.
8 ÷ 0.05 = 160
So, for every 8, the value is 160.
E: 0.5 for every ___
To find the value for "0.5 for every," we divide 0.5 by 0.05.
0.5 ÷ 0.05 = 10
So, for every 0.5, the value is 10.
Therefore, the expressions for 5% are:
A: 20 for every 100
B: 10 for every 50
C: 1 for every 20
D: 8 for every 160
E: 0.5 for every 10