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what is 53/200 as a percent.

Sagot :

[tex]\frac { 53 }{ 200 } \\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 } \cdot \frac { 2 }{ 2 } \\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 } \cdot 1\\ \\ =\frac { 26.5 }{ 100 } [/tex]

Therefore your answer is 26.5%.

The correct answer is:


26.5%.


Explanation:


"Percent" means "per hundred", or "out of 100."


Our fraction is out of 200. To change this to something out of 100, we would divide the numerator and denominator by 2:


[tex] \frac{53}{200} \div \frac{2}{2}
\\
\\=\frac{53\div 2}{200\div 2}=\frac{26.5}{100}=26.5 \% [/tex]