Chapter 0.6, Problem 5E

To determine

To calculate: The simplified form of the expression $78\%$ and express it as a fraction or mixed number.

Answer to Problem 5E

The simplified form of the expression $78\%$ is $\frac{39}{50}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The expression $78\%$ .

Formula used:

To convert percentage to fraction divide the number by 100.

Calculation:

Consider expression $78\%$ .

Recall that to convert percentage to fraction divide the number by 100.

Simplify the term,

  $\begin{array}{c}78\%=\frac{78}{100}\\ =\frac{39}{50}\end{array}$

Thus, the simplified form of the expression $78\%$ is $\frac{39}{50}$ .