Question

Sarah answered 85% of the trivia questions correctly what fraction describes this percent

Answer 1

Answer:17/20

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

100% being a whole.

so she got 85% out of 100%, then 85 out of 100.

$\bf \cfrac{85}{100}\implies \cfrac{5\cdot 17}{5\cdot 20}\implies \cfrac{5}{5}\cdot \cfrac{17}{20}\implies 1\cdot \cfrac{17}{20}\implies \cfrac{17}{20}$