If I have a plot of land that is 1372 square meters, and 947/2744 parts out of that belong to someone else, how do I figure out how much that is?
I was thinking of diving it, so: 947/2744= 0.345116618.
1372*0.345116618= 473.49 square meter.
Is that right? I have no way to check it.
BTW this is not homework, it's for a client.
J.J.
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Answer: That's correct.
Process:
If the question asks how much of the plot of land belongs to a person owning 947/2,744 parts, we want to first figure out to what percentage that translates.
947/2,744 = 0.34511661807580174927113702623907
or, roughly 34.51%.
A person who owns 34.51% of a plot of land owns 34.51% of the total area of the plot. We can find out how many square meters that translates to by multiplying the total area of land by 34.51%.
1,372 * 34.51% = 473.5 sq. m.
473.5 square meters is your answer!
Sam
I shall add a method
Basically 947/2744 can be expressed as a percentage, whatever it is.
If lets say you want to find 50% of 5, you times 5 by 50%, or 0.5 which is 2.5
Same here times the 1372 by the 947/2744 and that is your answer
It may seem strange timesing that strange fraction, and getting the answer, but just think of it as I have done.
Basically, I like to let the person know how to do it, and why, because if you tell him yes that is good, he still dont know how to do it
Henry
yes, that's correct, I got 473.5 square meters.