Ms. Savage was so hungry she ate 5/8 of her lunch during breakfast. What percent is equivalent to the fraction of her lunch she ate?

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asked May 14, 2022 191k views

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Pberggreen · Answer 1 · 2022-05-19T11:23:42+0000

Answer: 62.5%

Explanation:

Given

Ms. Savage ate
(5)/(8) of her lunch

i.e. she ate 5 parts of lunch out of 8

In percentage, it is expressed as

$\Rightarrow (5)/(8)* 100=62.5\%$