If you passed out 72,000 M&Ms equally to 9 people, then each person would get
the same number as if you had passed out 40,000 M&Ms equally to 5 people.
72,000/9 = 8000
40,000/5 = 8000
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72000 shares a factor with 40000. This factor is 8000. By having one factor be the same, both of these equations, when divided by the factors NOT shared, will have the same quotient.
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5% of 40,000 = 5% * 40000 = 0.05 * 40000 = 2,000
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