Question

Maria received 55% of the vote in a student council election. What decimal and fraction, written in its simplest form, are equivalent to the percentage of the vote maria received

Answer 1

Answer:

The decimal and fraction equivalent to the percentage of the vote maria received is 0.55 and  $\frac{11}{20}$ .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Maria received 55% of the vote in a student council election.

Now, to find the decimal and fraction of the percentage of the vote maria received.

Percentage of vote Maria received = 55%.

So, the fraction and decimal of the percentage in its simplest form:

$\frac{55}{100}$

On simplifying it:

$=\frac{11}{20}$.

Thus, the fraction is $\frac{11}{20} .$

$\frac{11}{20}$

$=0.55.$

Hence in the decimal is $0.55.$

Therefore, the decimal and fraction equivalent to the percentage of the vote maria received is 0.55 and  $\frac{11}{20}$ .