Question

How do you write `4/20` as a percent?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as `x/100`.

So we can write the equation and solve for `x` as:

`4/20 = x/100`

`4/20 xx color(red)(100) = x/100 xx color(red)(100)`

`400/20= x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(100))) xx cancel(color(red)(100))`

`20 = x`

`x = 20`

`4/20 = 20/100 = 20%`

Answer 2

It's `20%`.

Explanation:

A percent is something out of `100`, so here's what you're going to do:

First: take the denominator `(20)` and multiply it by something that will give you a hundred, which is just `5`.

Second: you take that `5` and multiply it by your numerator `(4)`, which will just give you `20`.

Third: you got your answer of `20/100` or just `20%`.