Percentages Math Example 2

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Example 2

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A student scored 42 out of 60 on a test. What is the percentage score?

Solution

  1. 1
    Form the fraction: 4260\frac{42}{60}.
  2. 2
    Divide: 42÷60=0.742 \div 60 = 0.7.
  3. 3
    Convert to a percentage: 0.7×100=70%0.7 \times 100 = 70\%.

Answer

70%70\%
To convert a fraction to a percentage, divide the numerator by the denominator, then multiply by 100. This tells you what part of the whole the value represents per hundred.

About Percentages

A way of expressing a quantity as a fraction of 100, written with the symbol % to mean 'per hundred.'

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