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Divide the numerator by the denominator, and express your answer as a decimal. Now multiply by 100 and put on the % sign. Example:

What percent is 7/8?

Divide 7 by 8 to get 0.875.

Multiply by 100 to get 87.5 and add the % sign to get 87.5%.

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