KodiakA565801 KodiakA565801
  • 03-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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On the math test last week,Jacob got 85% of the questions correct. How can this be percent be written as a fraction ?

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MarkusO125593 MarkusO125593
  • 03-11-2022

The number in percent can be expressed as the fraction of 100. So 85% can be expressed as,

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{85}{100}=\frac{17\cdot5}{20\cdot5} \\ =\frac{17}{20} \end{gathered}[/tex]

85% is expressed as 17/20 in fraction.

Answer: 17/20

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