Aprize was awarded to 24 women and 1130 men. a. what fraction of the prize winners were women? b. what fraction were men?
simplify each

A) The fraction of the prize winners were women is

B) The fraction of the prize winners were men is

Solution:

Given that, A prize was awarded to 24 women and 1130 men

Therefore, Women + men = 24 + 1130 = 1154

A) What fraction of the prize winners were women?

The fraction of the prize winners were women is found by dividing the total women by total men and women

Total men and women = 1154

Number of women = 24

Thus, we get,

b.) What fraction were men?

The fraction of the prize winners were men is found by dividing the total men by total men and women

Total men and women = 1154

Number of men = 1130

Thus, we get,

Thus the fractions are found

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

answer4 to the second power is 16

and 4 to the third power is 64,