Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Percents, Decimals, and Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 475: 62

Answer

$620\%$

Work Step by Step

A percent is a part of 100, so $\frac{p}{100}=p%$. $6\frac{1}{5}$ $\longrightarrow$ convert to improper fraction $=\frac{(6\times5)+1}{5}$ $\longrightarrow$ simplify $=\frac{31}{5}$ $\longrightarrow$ convert to fraction with 100 in denominator $=\frac{31\times20}{5\times20}$ $\longrightarrow$ simplify $=\frac{620}{100}=620\%$
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