what number is one fifth of one fourth of one ninth of 900?
โ Quick Answer
The number is 5.
๐ง Step-by-step breakdown
We take the fractions one at a time:
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One ninth of 900
900รท9=100900\div 9=100900รท9=100 -
One fourth of 100
100รท4=25100\div 4=25100รท4=25 -
One fifth of 25
25รท5=525\div 5=525รท5=5
๐ Shortcut method
You can combine everything into one step:
900ร19ร14ร15=9009โ 4โ 5=900180=5900\times \frac{1}{9}\times \frac{1}{4}\times \frac{1}{5}=\frac{900}{9\cdot 4\cdot 5}=\frac{900}{180}=5900ร91โร41โร51โ=9โ 4โ 5900โ=180900โ=5
โ Final result
5