Question

How is `7 1/8` represented as a percentages? Thank you,

Answer 1

`712.5%`

Explanation:

Firstly make an improper fraction:
Multiply `7 xx 8 = 56`.
Now, `56 + 1 = 57`

To give `57/8`

And divide `57 " by " 8`

`=7.125`

`=7125/1000 = 712.5/100 = 712.5%`.

Answer 2

We can write `7 1/8` as `712.5%`

Explanation:

We can write `7 1/8`

as `7+1/8`

= `7/1+1/8`

= `(7xx8)/(1xx8)+1/8`

= `56/8+1/8`

= `57/8`

Now any fraction `a/b` can be written as percentage as `a/bxx100%`

Hence this is `57/8=57/8xx100%=5700/8%=712.5%`

Answer 3

`712.5%`

Explanation:

The number is `7 1/8`; to turn fractions into percentages, divide then multiply by `100%`.

`100% = 100/100 = 1`

`7/1->7color(red)(*100%)rarr 700%`

`1/8->0.125color(red)(*100%)->12.5%`

Add them together:

`700%+12.5%`

`=712.5%`