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15% 40% as whole numbers

User Adsun
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I do not think they can be whole numbers because a percent is a fraction and fractions are not whole numbers.
User Sergei Shvets
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Answer: Not possible

Step-by-step explanation: A whole number is an integer or a number without fractions. Both 15% and 40% are less than 1 since they are less than 100%; therefore, it is impossible to express them as whole numbers. They can only be expressed as the mixed numbers of 0.15 and 0.4, or 15/100 and 40/100.

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