Question

Express the following ratios as percentages:

$5:4$

Answer 1

Here we can write $5:4$ as $\frac{5}{4}$

To convert fractions into percentages we have to multiply it by $100$

So, now we have $\frac{5}{4}\times 100=\frac{500}{4}=125\%$

Hence, $5:4$ can be written as $125\%$.