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Example: Use the histograms to answer the following questions. To construct a histogram by hand keep in mind that the area of each bar corresponds to the percentage of data in the corresponding ...
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Let's look at a fraction where the denominator is not 100. Here, a square has been split into 10 equal-sized rectangles. It is split into tenths. \(\frac {7} {10}\) of the square is shaded.
Fractions are shown by having one number on top of another, for example: You would pronounce this fraction as either 'one quarter' or 'one over four' or 'one out of four.' The top number is called ...
What does “same” mean, and how does it change depending on the kind of math you’re talking about? For example, a set is kind of like a bag of marbles: It has no real structure to it. So we say two ...