Question

The pie chart below shows how we, as a nation, commute to work. Change each percent to a fraction in lowest

terms.
How We Commute
Car pool
11%
Drive alone
80%
Public transit
5%
Other
4%

Answer 1

Answers:

• Public transit = 1/20
• Other = 1/25

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Step-by-step explanation:

We divide the percentage values over 100 as you have done so for the first two boxes.

Drive alone = 80/100 = 4/5

Car pool = 11/100

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For the remaining two boxes, we do the same thing.

Public transit = 5/100 = 1/20

Other = 4/100 = 1/25

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To reduce the fraction 5/100, we divide both parts by the GCF 5

• 5/5 = 1
• 100/5 = 20

So that's how 5/100 turns into 1/20

The same idea applies to 4/100 turning into 1/25 (except the GCF is 4 this time).