Question

Over the past serval years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity rates in a certain country. One website noted that approximately 14 out of 100 adults country were obese in 1995. What was the percentage of adults who were obese 1995

Answer 1

14% because 14/100 is 0.14 and then multiply by 100 and you get 14 and add the percent sign.

Answer 2

The fraction that we have from this information is 14/100 this is an easy fraction to turn into a percentage it is 14%.
If you're trying to work out a percentage from a fraction in the future all you have to do it divide the top by the bottom and multiply by 100. Hope that answers your question!