Convert Fraction to Percentage: Finding the Value of 9/19

Question

Write the fraction $\frac{9}{19}$ as a percentage

00:04 Let's convert fractions into percentages. Ready?

00:09 To do this, multiply the fraction by one hundred. This changes it to a percentage.

00:16 Move the multiplication to the top number of the fraction. Almost there!

00:26 And there you go! That's the solution. Well done!

To solve the problem of converting the fraction $\frac{9}{19}$ to a percentage, follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify the fraction given, which is $\frac{9}{19}$ .
Step 2: Use the conversion formula $\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{9}{19}\right) \times 100$ .
Step 3: Perform the calculation:

$\frac{9}{19} \approx 0.4737$ (rounded to four decimal places).

Step 4: Multiply by 100 to get the percentage:

$0.4737 \times 100 = 47.37 \%$

Therefore, the fraction $\frac{9}{19}$ as a percentage is approximately 47.37%.

Among the given choices, the closest correct answer is choice 2: 47.36% (rounded appropriately to two decimal places).

47.36%