Question

Change 5/8 into a percent, show all your work

Answer 1

Change 5/8 into a percent;

`\begin{gathered} A\text{ number in percentage is expressed as a portion of a hundred.} \\ \text{This means }(5)/(8)\text{ or 5 out of 8 can be expressed as a certain percent out of 100} \\ \text{Percentage}=(5)/(8)*(100)/(1) \\ \text{percentage}=(500)/(8) \\ \text{Percentage}=62.5\text{ } \\ OR \\ \text{Percentage}=62(1)/(2) \end{gathered}`

The answer is 62.5%

OR

62 1/2%