Question

express as percentage 2 3/16​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentage is parts of 100.

Note that the % sign is like units of measurement. Its value to be considered as:

1

100

An example: 2% is the same as

2

×

1

100

=

2

100

So the

16

2

3

%

is the same as

16

2

3

×

1

100

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Write

16

2

3

as

16

+

2

3

Change into fractions of 100 parts

16

100

+

2

3

100

But

2

3

100

=

2

3

×

1

100

Now we have

16

100

+

2

×

1

3

×

100

16

100

+

2

300

Before we can add these directly we need to make the bottom numbers the same (denominators)

Need to change the 100 in

16

100

into 300.

Multiply by 1 but in the form of

3

3

16

×

3

100

×

3

+

2

300

=

48

300

+

2

300

=

50

300

Simplifying gives:

=

50

÷

10

300

÷

10

=

5

30

=

5

÷

5

30

÷

5

=

1

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