Video Transcript
Write two-eighths as a
percentage.
We want to convert the given
fraction to a percentage.
To begin, we recall that a fraction
of the form 𝑎 over 𝑏 can be expressed as a percentage 𝑝 percent, where 𝑝 equals
𝑎 over 𝑏 multiplied by 100. In this case, we take two over
eight multiplied by 100. Then, by dividing the numerator and
denominator by eight, we find that 𝑝 equals 25. Therefore, two-eights can be
expressed as 25 percent.
An alternative way to approach this
problem is to simplify the fraction first, by identifying the highest common factor
of two. Then, we find that two-eighths
simplifies to one-fourth. We recall that any percentage 𝑝
percent can be expressed as the fraction 𝑝 over 100. So we can express one-fourth as a
percentage by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 25. This gives us 25 over 100, where
the numerator indicates our percentage is 25 percent. This confirms the answer we found
with the first method.
