Convert 2 3/7 to a percent. Write your answer as a mixed number.

Question

Convert 2 3/7 to a percent. Write your answer as a mixed number. I dont understand, if they want it as a percent why do they want the answer as a mixed number..

Answer 1

I think David is right. Let's just convert 2 3/7 to a percent.

2 3/7 = 17/7 = 2.42857... ≈ 242.86%