Question

Ms.peters said that 5/8 of her dance students prefer ballet. What percebt is equivalent to 5/8

Answer 1

Take 5 divided by 8 time 100 is 62.5 percent

Answer 2

62.5% is equivalent to 5/8.

Explanation

For converting any fraction into percentage, we just need to multiply the given fraction by 100.

So, $\frac{5}{8}*100 = \frac{500}{8}= \frac{125}{2}= 62.5$

So, 62.5% is equivalent to 5/8.