By what percentage is 1/40 greater than 1/50?
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To find the percentage difference between two fractions, you can use the following formula:
Percentage difference = |(numerator1/denominator1 - numerator2/denominator2)| / (numerator2/denominator2) * 100
In this case, the fractions are 1/40 and 1/50.
Using the formula:
Percentage difference = |(1/40 - 1/50)| / (1/50) * 100
Simplifying this expression:
Percentage difference = |(50/2000 - 40/2000)| / (40/2000) * 100
= |(10/2000)| / (40/2000) * 100
= (10/2000) / (40/2000) * 100
= 10/40 * 100
= 0.25 * 100
= 25%
Therefore, 1/40 is 25% greater than 1/50.
To find the percentage by which one value is greater than another, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the difference between the two values.
In this case, subtract the smaller value (1/50) from the larger value (1/40) to find the difference:
1/40 - 1/50 = 5/200 - 4/200 = 1/200.
Step 2: Convert the difference to a percentage.
To convert a fraction to a percentage, you can multiply it by 100:
(1/200) * 100 = 0.5%.
Therefore, 1/40 is greater than 1/50 by 0.5%.
1/40 = 0.025
1/50 = 0.020
-------------------subtract
= 0.005
times 100
Anonymous was not done ...
difference = .005
percentage difference = .005/(1/50) = .25 or 25%