Question

About three fifths of the students at Roosevelt Elementary School live within one mile of the school what percent of students live within one mile of the school

Answer 1

60% of the school lives within 1 mile of Roosevelt Elementary.

Answer 2

-- A fraction always means division.
To change a fraction to its decimal form, DO the division.

3/5 = 3 ÷ 5 = 0.6

-- To change a decimal to percent,
move the decimal point 2 places that way ===> .

0.6 = 60%