Question

On a scavenger hunt, you find 16 out of 20 objects. Write "16 out of 20" as a fraction in simplest form, a decimal, and a percent.

Answer 1

Fraction:16/20 simplifys to 4/5
Decimal: 0.8
Percentage:8

Answer 2

Hi there, here's your answer:

According to the question, we find 16 out of 20 objects.

To express this in a fraction at its simplest form,

We first write down the fraction.

`(16)/(20)`

The HCF of 16 and 20 is 4.

On dividing the numerator and denominator by 4, we get:
`(4)/(5)`

To express
`(4)/(5)` as a decimal:

Observe the denominator. We know that 5×2 = 10

On multiplying the numerator and denominator by 2, we get
`(8)/(10)`

Which, in decimal form, is 0.8

To express
`(16)/(20)` as a percentage,

We simply multiply the fraction by 100.

`(16)/(20)` ×
`100`
`= 16` ×
`5 = 80`%

Therefore, 16 out of 20 in percentage is written as 80%.

Hope it helps!