Question

In the state of New Mexico, 85% of the land is above 4,000 feet in elevation.

Which fraction is equivalent to 85%?
A) 4/5
B) 5/8
C) 17/20
D) 1/85

Answer 1

85 % = 17/20

Explanation:

It is given that,

85% of the land is above 4,000 feet in elevation.

We need to write a fraction that is equivalent to 85%.

We know that, percent means dividing by 100 i.e.

`85\%=(85)/(100)`

We can write 85 as 17×5 and 100 as 20×5

So,

`(85)/(100)=(17* 5)/(20* 5)`

5 will cancel out from numerator and the denominator

`(85)/(100)=(17)/(20)`

Hence, the correct option is (c).