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2. There are 7 oz of sugar in a 16 oz. box of cereal. What percent of the cereal is sugar?​

User Dpr
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Answer:

43.75% of the cereal is sugar.

Explanation:

There are two ways to change a fraction into a decimal.

Once you have the decimal, you have the percent as well.

divide 7 by 16

7

÷

16

=

0.4375

=

4375

10000

=

43.75

100

=

43.75

%

make an equivalent fraction with the denominator a power of 10

7

16

×

625

625

=

4375

10000

=

43.75

100

=

43.75

%

User Traycho Ivanov
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