Question

In the state of New Mexico, 85% of the land is above 4,000 feet in elevation.
Which fraction is equivalent to 85%?
A) 4/5
B) 5/8
C) 17/20
D) 1/85

Answer 1

Answer:

85 % = 17/20

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

85% of the land is above 4,000 feet in elevation.

We need to write a fraction that is equivalent to 85%.

We know that, percent means dividing by 100 i.e.

$85\%=\dfrac{85}{100}$

We can write 85 as 17×5 and 100 as 20×5

So,

$\dfrac{85}{100}=\dfrac{17\times 5}{20\times 5}$

5 will cancel out from numerator and the denominator

$\dfrac{85}{100}=\dfrac{17}{20}$

Hence, the correct option is (c).