Select all of the options that are either exactly equal to the given ratio or a good estimate of the ratio. There may be more than one correct answer.

Question

a)60%
-6 out of 10
-close to 23  
-1 out of 60
-1 out of 6
-6 out of 100


b)8 out of 1,000
-less than 1%
-more than 8%
-0.8%
-about 8%
-about 18  


c)8/100 
-8 out of 10
-2 out of 25
-less than 1%
-almost 10%
-80%

Answer 1

a)

 

A percent is a number out of 100.

 

60% is the same as saying 60 out of 100.  This can be reduced to 6 / 10. 

 

So we have 6 out of 10.

 

 

b)

 

8 out of 1000.   We can write this as a fraction.  8/1000.  This fraction can be reduced to 0.8 / 100. 

 

This can read as 0.8%

 

 

c)

 

8 / 100 can be written as 8%, since a percent is a number out of 100.

Answer 2

a)60% = 60/100 [dividing denominator and numerator by 10] =6/10 :: 6 out of 10

 

 

 

b)8 out of 1,000=8/1000=0.8/100 [dividing denominator and numerator by 10]=-0.8% which is also also -less than 1%

 

 

 

c)8/100 = 2/25 [dividing denominator and numerator by 4]=-2 out of 25