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Word Problems with Fractions
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In this video we're going to talk about word problems with fractions. The very first rule that we'll talk about is, as a general rule,
when translating words to math, the word is means equals, and the word of means multiply.
This is a very important guide, and this will help us translate many word problems involving fractions into math that we can do.
For example, a very simple question, this is a little simpler than you'd see on the test. What is three fifths of $400? So this might actually be something that would be part of a larger problem on the test, but we'll just treat it as its own thing right now. Three fifths of 400, the of means multiply.
This just mean three fifths times 400. We write 400 as a fraction. We notice that we can cancel. Once we've cancelled then we can multiply, and we get the answer. Another question. This is starting to get a little more test like.
Bill's monthly cable bill is two sevenths of his monthly rent. If he pays $300 on cable each month, what is his monthly rent? So this is interesting. The first thing I'll do is I'll introduce some letters to stand for these things. C = cable, R = rent. Now that first sentence, cable is two sevenths of rent.
That means cable equals two sevenths times R. Now once I have this equation I'll just substitute the value I have. The cable is actually $300. Now we want to get the R by itself, so I have to multiply by the reciprocal of that fraction. The reciprocal of two sevenths would be seven halves.
所以我将两侧乘以七半，我取消，然后我刚完成乘法。 For this one, now this one is starting to be like something that might actually be on the test. Cathy's salary is three sevenths of Nora's salary and is five fourths of Teresa's salary.
Nora's salary is what fraction of Teresa's salary? So this is a very confusing question. The first thing I am going to say is, we'll represent each one of the salaries by the first letter of the female's name. So C is three sevenths of N. Also, C is five fourths of T.
So we can translate that first sentence like this. Now notice that the question is asking us to relate Nora and Teresa's salary. So really C is irrelevant, really, that part of the equation drops out, and we just wanna compare Teresa and Nora. And we want Nora's salary is what fraction of. So we want Nora by herself, and we want a fraction times Teresa.
因此，为了通过自己获得诺拉，我们必须乘以三个第七次的互惠，这将乘以七分之一，这将是本身的n。 We just multiply and we get the fraction of 35 over 12. In most word problems, of means multiply and is means equals.
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For example, a very simple question, this is a little simpler than you'd see on the test. What is three fifths of $400? So this might actually be something that would be part of a larger problem on the test, but we'll just treat it as its own thing right now. Three fifths of 400, the of means multiply.
This just mean three fifths times 400. We write 400 as a fraction. We notice that we can cancel. Once we've cancelled then we can multiply, and we get the answer. Another question. This is starting to get a little more test like.
Bill's monthly cable bill is two sevenths of his monthly rent. If he pays $300 on cable each month, what is his monthly rent? So this is interesting. The first thing I'll do is I'll introduce some letters to stand for these things. C = cable, R = rent. Now that first sentence, cable is two sevenths of rent.
That means cable equals two sevenths times R. Now once I have this equation I'll just substitute the value I have. The cable is actually $300. Now we want to get the R by itself, so I have to multiply by the reciprocal of that fraction. The reciprocal of two sevenths would be seven halves.
所以我将两侧乘以七半，我取消，然后我刚完成乘法。 For this one, now this one is starting to be like something that might actually be on the test. Cathy's salary is three sevenths of Nora's salary and is five fourths of Teresa's salary.
Nora's salary is what fraction of Teresa's salary? So this is a very confusing question. The first thing I am going to say is, we'll represent each one of the salaries by the first letter of the female's name. So C is three sevenths of N. Also, C is five fourths of T.
So we can translate that first sentence like this. Now notice that the question is asking us to relate Nora and Teresa's salary. So really C is irrelevant, really, that part of the equation drops out, and we just wanna compare Teresa and Nora. And we want Nora's salary is what fraction of. So we want Nora by herself, and we want a fraction times Teresa.
因此，为了通过自己获得诺拉，我们必须乘以三个第七次的互惠，这将乘以七分之一，这将是本身的n。 We just multiply and we get the fraction of 35 over 12. In most word problems, of means multiply and is means equals.
