Question

What is 53/200 as a percent.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

26.5%.

Explanation:

"Percent" means "per hundred", or "out of 100."

Our fraction is out of 200. To change this to something out of 100, we would divide the numerator and denominator by 2:

$\frac{53}{200} \div \frac{2}{2} \\ \\=\frac{53\div 2}{200\div 2}=\frac{26.5}{100}=26.5 \%$

Answer 2

$\frac { 53 }{ 200 } \\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 } \cdot \frac { 2 }{ 2 } \\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 } \cdot 1\\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 }$

Therefore your answer is 26.5%.