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Please Note: In the video the answer come 5/8 as a percent is 67.5%. This is incorrect. The exactly answer is 62.5%.
A percent is a ratio (fraction) whose denominator is 100.
To transform a portion to percent form, form a ratio by setup the portion equal come

Example:
Write 5/8 in percent form.
Solution: set the portion equal to P/100 and solve for P:

Solve by setup cross products equal to each other.

500 = 8P
Divide through 8:
P =

5/8 = 62.5%
To convert from percent kind to portion form:
Drop the percent sign and place the value over 100. Then leveling the fraction.
Example:
Write 55% in portion form.
Solution:
55% =

Reduce the fraction:

Rewrite

a. 6%
b. 6.25%
c. 24%
d. 25%
Write 18% in reduced fraction form.
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