Question

A pelican consumes 33 1/3% of its body weight in one meal write this percent as a fraction in its simplest form

Answer 1

Answer:
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

Given : A pelican consumes
`33(1)/(3)\%` of its body weight in one meal .

We know that to convert a mixed number into improper fraction , we multiply the denominator of the fraction to the whole number (at left side) and then add the product to the numerator.

i.e.
`33(1)/(3)=(33*3+1)/(3)=(99+1)/(3)=(100)/(3)`

We know that to convert percentage into fraction , we divide it by 100 .

So ,

`33(1)/(3)\%=(100)/(3)\%\\\\=(100)/(3)/100\\\\=(100)/(3)*(1)/(100)=(1)/(3)`

Therefore , the required fraction ( in simplest form)=
`(1)/(3)`