Question

Change the fraction 7/8 to a percent. Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

Answer 1

Given the fraction:

`(7)/(8)`

Let's change the fraction to a percent.

To change a fraction to a percent, we are to simplify the fraction to a decimal and multiply by 100 percent.

We have:

`\begin{gathered} (7)/(8)*100 \\ \\ =0.875*100 \\ \\ =87.50\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the fraction 7/8 as a percent rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent is:

87.50%

ANSWER:

87.50%