Convert Fraction to Percentage: Solving 56/100

Question

Convert the fraction into a percentage:

$\frac{56}{100}=\text{?}$

00:00 Convert fractions to percentages

00:05 A fraction with a denominator equal to 100 equals the numerator in percentage form (X)

00:12 Apply this formula to our exercise

00:21 This is the solution

To solve this problem, let's convert the given fraction $\frac{56}{100}$ into a percentage using the standard conversion method:

Step 1: Recognize that converting a fraction to a percentage involves multiplying the fraction by 100. This is because a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a part out of 100.
Step 2: Multiply the fraction by 100 as follows:

$\frac{56}{100} \times 100\% = 56\%$

Thus, when you convert $\frac{56}{100}$ into a percentage, you obtain 56%.

Comparing this with the provided answer options, 56% matches option 4.

Therefore, the correct answer is $56\%$ .

56%