hookes law gives the equation F=kx where F is the elastic force and k is the constant and x or small e is extension if we draw a graph you'll see that the graph increases by the same ratio every single time hence giving a straight line show that they are F and x are propotional to a certain limit
Percents to a decimal is easier to understand just take the percent so say it is 35% the decimal form would be .35 or 5% .05, and for the percent to a fraction just take the percent such as 30/100 and make sure it is in the simplest form to solve so that would be 3/10.
86
86*10= 860
86*9= 774
860+774= 1634
She put nine muffins on each plate. 9 x 4 is 36.