What is 8/9 as a Percent?
Are you trying to learn how to write 8/9 in percentage form?
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How to Convert 8/9 to a Percentage
To convert 8/9 into a percentage, you need to convert it to a decimal first, and then multiply by 100. To do this, you can use the division method:
8/9 = 8 ÷ 9 × 100% = 88.8888…%
To use the division method to express 8/9 as a percentage, divide the fraction's numerator (8) by the denominator (9), which is equal to 0.88888888888889, then multiply by 100% to find the result in percent form: 88.8888…%.
8/9 Contains a Repeating Decimal
This formula above results in a percentage that contains a repeating decimal, which can be more cleanly expressed using a line (referred to as a vinculum) over the repeating portion.
Thus, 8/9 can also be expressed as 88.88%. Note the vinculum over the repeating part of the number.
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