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What is 9/20 written as a percent

User Jissell
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9/20=0.45
0.45×100=45
45/100 is the answer
User Amuoeba
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To write a fraction as a percent, first remember that a percent is a ratio of a number to 100. If we want to write
(9)/(20) as a percent, we need to find a fraction equivalent to
(9)/(20) that has a 100 in the denominator. We can do this by setting up a proportion.


(9)/(20) =
(n)/(100)

Now, we can use cross products to find the missing value.

20n = 900

÷20 ÷20 ← divide by 20 on both sides

n = 45

Therefore,
(9)/(20) is equal to
(45)/(100) or 45%.

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