https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy Although relative frequencies can be expressed as fractions, it is more common to use decimals or percentages. Explain the disadvantage of using fractions versus decimals or percentages. en-us 2017-11-07 16:27:29 UTC 2025-12-13 13:49:43 UTC hello@padlet.com falba502275 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204459055 If you use fractions it will have a disadvantage to decimals and percentages]]> 2017-11-07 16:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204459055 nxiong502665 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204459671 If we use fractions it is more complicated]]> 2017-11-07 16:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204459671 fabarca502263 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204474859 Fractions can be written as a percent which is easier to use than fraction.]]> 2017-11-07 17:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204474859 bvang502630 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475011 It is more common to use decimals or percentages because you can just look at the table and it will be able to tell you what percent it is faster. The disadvantage is that fractions are harder to tell than using decimals or percents. ]]> 2017-11-07 17:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475011 clantin502461 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475051 The disadvantage of using fractions versus decimals is that when you are finding the frequencies, it is difficult to understand the difference]]> 2017-11-07 17:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475051 hburgos502315 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475122 using percentages is just a way to simplify and make the fraction easier to understand.]]> 2017-11-07 17:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475122 jmendoza502504 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475300 Using fractions, it would be more work to try and find a solution, while using a decimal or percentage, it gives an exact solution.]]> 2017-11-07 17:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204475300 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204483271 When you use fractions you would have to make the other problem a fraction as well which would make you do more work which in turn would make it more complicated and difficult to use fractions over decimals and percentages. ]]> 2017-11-07 17:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204483271 ahornsby502446 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204526132 The disadvantage of using fractions is that they're more complicated to solve than percentages ]]> 2017-11-07 18:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204526132 jbriggs502312 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204545704 The disadvantage to using fractions instead of decimals or percentages is that fractions are more complex to solve and simplify than percentages.]]> 2017-11-07 19:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204545704 hvang502633 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204546950 When you use a fraction, you have more work to do. When using a fraction, trying to solve others numbers or equations can be harder or more complicated. If you use a decimal or percentage, it is easier. There isn't as much work to do.]]> 2017-11-07 19:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204546950 smelero502500 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204548429 The disadvantages of using fractions is they aren't as easy to read. We can look at a fraction and see that it is 14/32. But it is so much easier to see that it is actually 44%. ]]> 2017-11-07 19:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204548429 txiong502667 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204548615 Using fractions, you wouldn't know the exact amount and doing more work to find the exact amount. When you use decimals and percentages, we understand it more. 

]]> 2017-11-07 19:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204548615 agarcia502395 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549400 It is more common to use decimals or percentages(mostly percentages) rather than fractions because fractions are more difficult to understand/complicated.
 ]]> 2017-11-07 19:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549400 hfarr502382 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549953 It is more common to use percentages. It is easier to understand. ]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549953 eperez502544 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549957 It is more common to use decimals and percentages because they are easier to solve than fractions]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549957 nbanuelos502293 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549986 The disadvantage of using fractions compared to percentages is that fractions are harder to understand than a percentage.]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549986 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549990 it is better to use decimals because it is less complicated to understand.

]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204549990 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550108 2017-11-07 19:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550108 nsaelee502578 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550164 The disadvantage of using fractions is that it is more complicated and you have to do more work than decimals and percentages.]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550164 calmonte502278 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550198 Using fractions would make it more difficult to solve.]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550198 jfalkenstein502381 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550225 It is a lot easier to deal with decimals and percentages and is a lot easier to change to each other and make less or more of. ]]> 2017-11-07 19:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550225 mbarber502295 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550309 2017-11-07 19:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550309 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550333 The disadvantage is that it is harder to read fractions than it is to read percentages.]]> 2017-11-07 19:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550333 dvalencia502629 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550336 It is because decimals are easier to use

]]> 2017-11-07 19:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550336 jciprian404911 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550385 Using percentages would be much easier compared to fractions]]> 2017-11-07 19:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550385 stejeda502614 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550449 2017-11-07 19:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550449 hthomsen502621 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550830 Fractions are more often than not more difficult to solve and understand than percentages and decimals ]]> 2017-11-07 19:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550830 esmith502601 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550883 fractions are harder, because there is more work to do.

]]> 2017-11-07 19:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204550883 pmoua502514 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204553237 Percent is more commonly. When you're dealing with big number fraction will be hard to use and decimal doesn't show the part of the whole.]]> 2017-11-07 19:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204553237 mbarba502294 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204556416 The disadvantages of usig fractions is that if you put the answer in fraction form, and the problem's solution needs to be in a percentage, you need to go through the process of dividing the numbers, then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage.]]> 2017-11-07 19:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204556416 jhernandez502439 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204608854 The disadvantage in using fractions is it involves more work to solve and using decimals all you have to do is move the decimal two spaces or multiply 100. ]]> 2017-11-07 21:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204608854 tpham502547 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204609148 2017-11-07 22:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204609148 rcelestino502327 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204610422 The disadvantage in using fractions is that it involves more work to solve and using decimals, all you would have to do is move the decimal two spaces or multiply 100.]]> 2017-11-07 22:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204610422 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204612840 The disadvantage of using fractions is that it take longer than Decimals or percentages because You have more step to do.]]> 2017-11-07 22:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204612840 dbasave502303 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204613364 The disadvantages are that fractions are harder to work with when decimals and percentages are much easier]]> 2017-11-07 22:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204613364 https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204646155 The disadvantage with using fractions is that when u need the percentage u cant really turn it into a percentage with a fraction.]]> 2017-11-08 01:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mbesecker/67c0kq3l52dy/wish/204646155