77/100 as a percentage
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to convert the fraction 77/100 into a percentage. To do this, we multiply the fraction by 100.
Answer
$77\%$
Answer for screen readers
The fraction $\frac{77}{100}$ as a percentage is $77%$.
Steps to Solve
- Write the fraction and set up the multiplication
Start with the fraction you want to convert, which is $\frac{77}{100}$. To convert a fraction to a percentage, you multiply it by 100.
- Multiply the fraction by 100
Now, multiply the fraction by 100:
$$ \frac{77}{100} \times 100 $$
- Simplify the multiplication
When you multiply, the 100 in the numerator and denominator cancels out:
$$ \frac{77 \times 100}{100} = 77 $$
- State the final result as a percentage
The final result represents the percentage, so:
$$ 77% $$
The fraction $\frac{77}{100}$ as a percentage is $77%$.
More Information
A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. In this case, $\frac{77}{100}$ means that 77 is 77 parts out of 100, which directly translates to 77%.
Tips
- A common mistake is forgetting to multiply by 100, leading to an incorrect conclusion.
- Another mistake is incorrectly simplifying the fraction after multiplication.
