How do convert 4 7/8 into a percentage. Is tis correct 7/8=0.875*4=3.5%
Actually Jerome, I think all you have to do is convert 7/8 into a percent and add it to 4. So 7/8 = .875 + 4 = 4.875 or 487.5 percent.
No.
4 7/8 = 4.875
To convert to a percent, multiply by 100 or move the decimal point two places to the right.
4.875 = 487.5%
4 7/8 = 39/8 = 4.875
% = 4.875(100) = 487.5
To convert a fraction to a percentage, follow these steps:
1. Convert the fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
For 7/8, you would divide 7 by 8: 7 ÷ 8 = 0.875.
2. Multiply the decimal by 100 to express it as a percentage.
To get 0.875 as a percentage, you multiply it by 100: 0.875 × 100 = 87.5%.
So, the correct conversion of 7/8 is 87.5%. However, it seems you have multiplied the decimal 0.875 by 4, and arrived at 3.5%. This is incorrect because multiplying by 4 would result in a larger value, not a smaller one.