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Matthew completed 5/8 of his workday. What decimal would also describe the portion of the workday he has finished? How can you use the decimal to get the percent of the workday Matthew has completed?

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Answer:

a)D= 0.625 Decimal that describes the portion of the workday he has finished

b)P= D*100= 0.625*100=62.5%

P: percentaje

D: Decimal

Step-by-step explanation:

Nomenclature

F: fraction of daily workday

D: decimal of daily workday

P: percentage of daily workday

Formulas

F= a/b

D= a÷b

P= D*100

Problem development

We have:

F = 5/8, then:

D= 5÷8= 0.625

To obtain the percentage of the workday that Matew has completed, we multiply the decimal x 100

P= 0.625*100=62.5%