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Ada drank 5/8 of a glass of water. What percentage of a glassof water did Ada drink?%Pls help

User Neteot
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Answer:62.5 percentage of water

Step-by-step explanation: divide 5 by 8 the whole, then multiply by 100 to get the percentage

User Potockan
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Answer:


\begin{gathered} (5)/(8)=(x)/(100) \\ \therefore\rightarrow \\ x=(100\cdot5)/(8)=(500)/(8)=62.5\text{ percent} \end{gathered}

Therefore he drank 62.5% of the glass. a little bit above half.

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