Flexi Says:
The value of a ratio can be written as a percent. A ratio is the quotient of the first quantity divided by the second quantity. A percentage tells us how many of the first quantity there are for every 100 of the second quantity.
Fractions can help convert ratios to a percent value.
Steps to Convert Ratio into a Percent
To convert a ratio into a percent, we express the given ratio as a fraction multiply the fraction by 100, and put the percent sign %.
So, to find what@$\begin{align*}\frac{1}{12}\end{align*}@$ is as a percentage, multiply the fraction by 100 to get the percent.
@$$\begin{align*}\frac{1}{12}\times 100 = 8.333 \%\end{align*}@$$
Therefore,@$\begin{align*}\frac{1}{12}\end{align*}@$ as a percent is 8.333%.
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