Question

Work out 5/7 of 100
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

`100 / 7 = 14.2857142857 \\`
Divide 100 into seven different parts. You need 5 of these seven parts worth 14.285 each meaning you would multiply this part ( 14.2857142857) by 5

`14.2857142857 * 5 = 71.4285714285`
71.4285714285 is 5/7ths out of 100.

Answer 2

71

Explanation:

One way in which to work this out is to multiply 100 by 5, obtaining 500, and then dividing this result by 7. The nearest whole number is 497, or 71.