Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.2 Percents and Fractions - 6.2 Exercises - Page 398: 4

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

80%=$80\div100=\frac{80}{100}=\frac{80\div20}{100\div20}=\frac{4}{5}$ $\frac{4}{5}\ne\frac{5}{6}$, so 80% is not equivalent to $\frac{5}{6}$
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