Question

To express 20% of 2 as a fraction, which of the following steps will produce the correct result?

A
Divide 20 by 2 to get the numerator, and then place that result over 100 in the denominator.

B
Divide 0.20 by 2 to get the numerator, and then place that result over 100 in the denominator.

C
Multiply 20 by 2 to get the numerator, and then place that result over 100 in the denominator.

D
Multiply 0.20 by 2 to get the numerator, and then place that result over 100 in the denominator.

Answer 1

Percentages are parts of 100.

Answer 2

So 20% is the same as \(\sf\dfrac{20}{100}\), then multiply 2 to it.

Answer 3

I got 0.4