Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Percents, Decimals, and Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 476: 81

Answer

0.142 $\frac{71}{500}$

Work Step by Step

$14.2\% =14.2(0.01)= 0.142$ $14.2\%= \frac{14.2}{100}=$ $\frac{14.2\times10}{100\times10}=$ $ \frac{142}{1000}=$ $ \frac{142\div2}{1000\div2}=$ $ \frac{71}{500}$
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