{"id":139693,"date":"2024-09-17T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=139693"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T14:28:37","slug":"which-of-the-following-percentages-is-equivalent-to-the-fraction-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/17\/which-of-the-following-percentages-is-equivalent-to-the-fraction-below\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following percentages is equivalent to the fraction below"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following percentages is equivalent to the fraction below?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5\/8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>1.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>6.25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>62.5%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>160%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the percentage equivalent of the fraction ( \\frac{5}{8} ), you need to convert the fraction into a percentage. Here\u2019s a step-by-step explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Understanding the Conversion<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. To convert a fraction to a percentage, you multiply the fraction by 100%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Performing the Calculation<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with the fraction ( \\frac{5}{8} ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To convert ( \\frac{5}{8} ) to a percentage, multiply it by 100%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step-by-Step Calculation<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, divide the numerator by the denominator: ( \\frac{5}{8} \\approx 0.625 ).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, multiply this decimal by 100 to convert it to a percentage: ( 0.625 \\times 100 = 62.5\\% ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Verification<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To ensure accuracy, let\u2019s check the conversion step-by-step.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When ( \\frac{5}{8} ) is divided, it equals 0.625.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiplying 0.625 by 100 gives 62.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therefore, ( \\frac{5}{8} ) is indeed 62.5%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choosing the Correct Option<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Among the given options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. 1.6%<\/strong> is too low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. 6.25%<\/strong> is also too low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. 62.5%<\/strong> matches the result of our calculation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. 160%<\/strong> is too high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct answer is <strong>C. 62.5%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following percentages is equivalent to the fraction below? 5\/8 A.1.6% B.6.25% C.62.5% D.160% The correct answer and Explanation is : To find the percentage equivalent of the fraction ( \\frac{5}{8} ), you need to convert the fraction into a percentage. Here\u2019s a step-by-step explanation: Thus, the correct answer is C. 62.5%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}