OF THE 5675 PEOPLE IN A VILLAGE 5448 ARE LITERATE. WHAT IS PERCENTAGE OF LITERACY IN THE VILLAGE

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 ADVICE HOW TO SOLVE PERCENTAGE

Answer 1

5448/5675=?

simply divide 5675 into 5448 on your calculator to get 0.96=96%

or simplify the fraction,...

5448=2*2724=2*2*1362=2*2*2*681=2*2*2*3*227

since 5675 is not divisible by 2 or by 3 divide 5675 by 227 to get 25

5448/227=24

5675/227=25

24/25=(24*4)/(25*4)=96/100=96%