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Example Question #11 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

Write 1/8 as a percentage.

Possible Answers:

12.5%

.08%

1.25%

125%

Correct answer:

12.5%

Explanation:

To find the percentage representation of a fraction, we first need to write the fraction as a decimal. Writing 1/8 as a decimal we get 0.125. Now that we have the decimal representation, we simply multiply by 100 to get the percentage (or by moving the decimal two places to the right). Doing this, we get 12.5%.

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Example Question #12 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

A bag is filled with red, yellow and blue marbles. $\frac{1}{2}$ of the bag is filled with red marbles, $\frac{1}{4}$ of the bag is filled with yellow marbles, and the rest is filled with blue marbles. What is the probability of picking out a blue marble at random (in percentage)?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since $\frac{1}{2}$ of the bag is filled with red marbles and another $\frac{1}{4}$ of the bag is filled with yellow marbles, the remaining $\frac{1}{4}$ of the bag $\left( 1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}\right)$ must be filled with blue marbles.

The percentage equivalent of $\frac{1}{4}$ is 25%.

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Example Question #13 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

A bag is filled with red, yellow, and blue marbles. $\frac{1}{2}$ of the bag is filled with red marbles and another $\frac{2}{5}$ is filled with yellow marbles. The rest of the bag is filled with blue marbles. What percentage of the bag is filled with blue marbles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the fraction of the bag that is filled with blue marbles. This can be determined by subtracting the red and yellow marbles from 1:

$1-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{2}{5}$

This gives you $\frac{1}{10}$ , which means that $\frac{1}{10}$ of the bag is filled with blue marbles.

The percentage equivalent of $\frac{1}{10}$ is 10%.

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Example Question #12 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

Convert 0.555 to a fraction.

Possible Answers:

$\frac{4}{7}$

$\frac{55}{100}$

$\frac{5}{9}$

$\frac{11}{20}$

$\frac{111}{200}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{111}{200}$

Explanation:

0.555 is equal to $\frac{555}{1000}$ , which can be reduced to $\frac{111}{200}$ by dividing the numerator and demoninator by 5. Note that if this was 0.5 repeating (i.e. 0.55555555.......) that the fraction would be $\frac{5}{9}$ .

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Example Question #13 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

Convert $\small \frac{3}{8}$ into a percentage.

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers are correct.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up a proportion:

$\frac{3}{8}=\frac{x}{100}$

Cross-multiply:

8x=300

Isolate by dividing by 8:

$x=\frac{300}{8}$

Finally, simplify:

$\frac{300}{8}=\frac{75}{2}=37\frac{1}{2}=37.5$

The fraction is therefore equivalent to .

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Example Question #12 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

What is $\small \frac{2}{7}$ expressed as a percentage? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Possible Answers:

$\small 2.9 \%$

$\small 0.3 \%$

$\small 3.5 \%$

$\small 14.3 \%$

$\small 28.6 \%$

Correct answer:

$\small 28.6 \%$

Explanation:

The fraction $\small \frac{2}{7}$ represents dividing $\small 2 \div 7$ . Using a calculator or long division, this gives us 0.2857.

To convert a decimal to a percent we need to multiply the decimal by 100. Doing this results in the decimal moving two spaces to the right.

This decimal as a percent, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, is 28.6%.

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Example Question #3061 : Algebra 1

Turn this fraction into a percent:

$\frac{6}{13}$

Possible Answers:

$46.2\%$

$46.7\%$

$42.6\%$

$45.6\%$

Correct answer:

$46.2\%$

Explanation:

To change a fraction into a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator. We do this by placing the numerator on the inside and doing long division. We can then change this decimal into a percent by moving the decimal place two places to the right, or multiplying the fraction by 100.

$\frac{6}{13}=13\div6=0.462$

$0.462*100=46.2\%$

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Example Question #13 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

Turn this fraction into a percent:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Possible Answers:

$41.2\%$

$47.1\%$

$42.7\%$

$41.7\%$

Correct answer:

$41.7\%$

Explanation:

$\frac{5}{12}=12\div5=0.417$

$0.417*100=41.7\%$

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Example Question #14 : How To Find Percentage From A Fraction

Turn this fraction into a percent:

$\frac{9}{15}$

Possible Answers:

$60.2\%$

$61\%$

$60\%$

$60.5\%$

Correct answer:

$60\%$

Explanation:

$\frac{9}{15}=15\div9=0.6$

$0.6*100=60\%$

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Example Question #3064 : Algebra 1

Turn this fraction into a percent:

$\frac{7}{19}$

Possible Answers:

$36.4\%$

$38.6\%$

$36.2\%$

$36.8\%$

Correct answer:

$36.8\%$

Explanation:

$\frac{7}{19}=19\div7=0.368$

$0.368*100=36.8\%$

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Algebra 1 : How to find percentage from a fraction

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