Compare and Group Numbers: Sorting Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Around 20%

Question

Organise the following into two groups of parts greater than 20% and parts less than 20%:

1850,0.24,0.19,45%,28100 \frac{18}{50},0.24,0.19,45\%,\frac{28}{100}

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll proceed with the following steps:

  • Step 1: Convert each given value to a decimal form for consistent comparison.
  • Step 2: Compare each decimal to 0.20, sort values into the categories: greater than 20% and less than 20%.

Let's convert each value:
- 1850=0.36 \frac{18}{50} = 0.36
- 0.24 0.24 is already in decimal form.
- 0.19 0.19 is already in decimal form.
- 45% 45\% in decimal form is 0.45 0.45 .
- 28100=0.28 \frac{28}{100} = 0.28 .

Now we compare each with 0.20:

  • 1850=0.36 \frac{18}{50} = 0.36 is greater than 0.20 0.20 .
  • 0.24 0.24 is greater than 0.20 0.20 .
  • 0.19 0.19 is less than 0.20 0.20 .
  • 45% 45\% or 0.45 0.45 is greater than 0.20 0.20 .
  • 28100=0.28 \frac{28}{100} = 0.28 is greater than 0.20 0.20 .

Based on these comparisons, we organize them into two groups:

Greater than 20%: 1850,0.24,45%,28100 \frac{18}{50}, 0.24, 45\%, \frac{28}{100}

Less than 20%: 0.19 0.19

Therefore, the values sorted into their respective categories are:

\frac{18}{50},0.24,45\%,\frac{28}{100}>20\%

0.19<20\%

Answer

\frac{18}{50},0.24,45\%,\frac{28}{100}>20\%

0.19<20\%