Question

Draw a number line to show each percent. Write each percent as a fraction.45% __ 60%__

Answer 1

For the 45%, we can divide the line into 20 parts of 5%, as it follows:

For the percentage of 60%, we can draw a number line as follows, dividing the line in each 20%, which corresponds in five parts. The equivalent fractions are also shown.

From the solution presented above in the number lines, we conclude that the percentages in fractions are:

$\begin{gathered} 45\text{ \%}=\frac{9}{20} \\ \\ 60\text{ \%}=\frac{3}{5} \end{gathered}$