Question

Henry received 7/8 of the vote in the election for captain of the baseball team. What percent of the vote did he receive?

Answer 1

Answer:87.5%

Explanation:

Given

Henry received
`(7)/(8)` of the votes in the election

i.e. 7 parts of votes are in favor of Henry out of 8

In terms of percentage, it is given by

`\Rightarrow (7)/(8)* 100=87.5\%`