Question

A pelican consumes 33 1/3% of its body weight in one meal write this percent as a fraction in its simplest form

Answer 1

Answer: $\dfrac{1}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A pelican consumes $33\dfrac{1}{3}\%$ of its body weight in one meal .

We know that to convert a mixed number into improper fraction , we multiply the denominator of the fraction to the whole number (at left side) and then add the product to the numerator.

i.e.  $33\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{33\times3+1}{3}=\dfrac{99+1}{3}=\dfrac{100}{3}$

We know that to convert percentage into fraction , we divide it by 100 .

So ,

$33\dfrac{1}{3}\%=\dfrac{100}{3}\%\\\\=\dfrac{100}{3}\div100\\\\=\dfrac{100}{3}\times\dfrac{1}{100}=\dfrac{1}{3}$

Therefore , the required fraction ( in simplest form)= $\dfrac{1}{3}$