Question

19.) Sanford's Shoe Store received a shipment of shoes for its newest location. The manager determined that

45% of the shoes were athletic shoes. What fraction (simplest form) of the shoes were athletic shoes?

Answer 1

The fraction turns out to be 9/20

Explanation:

Since 45% of the shoes were athletic shoes,

To determine this in fractions, we write 45% as,

45% = 45/100

and then simplify,

Since both can be divided by 5, we have after simplifying,

the fraction is 9/20