Question

How do I solve number five and what is the answer?

Answer 1

keeping in mind that we can convert any value in percent format to a percent fraction by simply dividing it by 100, this one is 17.5, so let's first convert that 17.5 to a fraction, namely an improper fraction in this case, we have one decimal, .5, so we'll divide it by 10, and then we'll do the percent fraction conversion.

`\bf 17.5\%\implies \cfrac{175}{10}\% \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \stackrel{\textit{percent format}}{\cfrac{175}{10}\%}\implies \cfrac{~~(175)/(10)~~}{100}\implies \cfrac{~~(175)/(10)~~}{(100)/(1)}\implies \cfrac{175}{10}\cdot \cfrac{1}{100}\implies \cfrac{175}{1000} \\\\\\ \implies \cfrac{~~\begin{matrix} 5\cdot 5 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~\cdot 7}{2\cdot 2\cdot 2\cdot ~~\begin{matrix} 5\cdot 5 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~\cdot 5}\implies \cfrac{7}{40}`

Answer 2

Answer:C

Explanation:

You convert 17.5 to a decimal that is 0.175 and 0.175 as a fraction is 7/40