7 out of 42 students in a class are absent. Express this statement as a %.

16.66%

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11%

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Solution

The correct option is A
16.66%

Step 1 : Conversion of given statement to a fraction

$\Rightarrow$ 7 out of 42 = $\frac{7}{42}$ = $\frac{1}{6}$

Step 2 : Convert this fraction into a percentage

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{1}{6} \times 100$ = $\frac{100}{6}$ = 16.66%

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7 out of 42 students in a class are absent. Express this statement as a %.

The correct option is A 16.66% Step 1 : Conversion of given statement to a fraction ⇒ 7 out of 42 = 742 = 16 Step 2 : Convert this fraction into a percentage ⇒ 16×100 = 1006 = 16.66%

The correct option is A
16.66%

Step 1 : Conversion of given statement to a fraction

$\Rightarrow$ 7 out of 42 = $\frac{7}{42}$ = $\frac{1}{6}$

Step 2 : Convert this fraction into a percentage

$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{1}{6} \times 100$ = $\frac{100}{6}$ = 16.66%