Question

At a department store, 5/8

of the clerks are college students. What percent of the clerks are college students? Period​

Answer 1

Answer: 62.5%

Explanation:

divide 5 by 8 which would give you 0.625

after your find 0.625 convert it into a percentage

discard 0 which makes it .625 the move the decimal back two spaces which gives you

62.5%