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I need some help with a mathematical equation?

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.

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  • 8 years ago
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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!

    Source(s): Mathematics BSED major and graduate, Secondary Education Teaching Certification
  • 8 years ago

    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

  • 8 years ago

    yes, that's correct, I got 473.5 square meters.

    Source(s): Myself
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