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Rewrite the fraction in the sentence below as a percentage.

in 2001, a popular company made 17/20 of its money online.

User TrashCan
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85%

how?
- divide 17 by 20
- multiply by 100
- equals 85%
User Khauri
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To convert a fraction to a percentage, you can multiply it by 100.

So, to rewrite 17/20 as a percentage:

17/20 * 100 = 85%

Therefore, in 2001, the popular company made 85% of its money online.

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