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Solution for Exercise 1 Page 79 Math 5
Problem:
a) Calculate the percentage ratio of the two numbers 37 and 42.
b) A production team produces 1200 items, with Mr. Ba making 126 items. What percentage of the total items did Mr. Ba produce?
Solution Method:
- Calculate the percentage ratio of two numbers by dividing the first number by the second, multiply by 100, and add the '%' sign to the result.
- To find out what percentage of the total items Mr. Ba produced, divide the number of items Mr. Ba made by the total number of items, multiply by 100, and add the '%' sign to the result.
Answer:
a) The percentage ratio of the two numbers 37 and 42 is
37 : 42 = 0.8809 = 88.09%
b) Mr. Ba produced the percentage of total items as:
126 : 1200 = 0.105 = 10.5%
Answer: a) 88.09%;
b) 10.5%
Section Mathematics 5 Exercise 79 Practice consists of 3 exercises. After solving Exercise 1 on page 79 of Math 5 Workbook, students are invited to continue with hints and methods for Solving Exercise 2 on Page 79 Math 5 and Solving Exercise 3 on Page 79 Math 5 to enhance their understanding of the subject.
