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Lindsay ate 7/8 of an apple. what percent of the apple did he eat

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He ate 87.5% because to find a percent of a fraction you jut divide the denominator into the numerator, you have to ave the decimal to the right two places, 7 divided by 8 is .0875 and if you move it twice to the right you get 87.5, then you just add the percent sign and you get 87.5%



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87.5% is the answer.
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