Percentage is represented by '%'. The percentage of votes that Fletcher got out of 115 votes of the class is 80%.
A percentage is a way to describe a part of a whole. such as the fraction 1/4 can be described as 0.25 which is equal to 25%.
To convert a fraction to a percentage, convert the fraction to decimal form and then multiply by 100 with the '%' symbol.
Given to us
Total votes in the class = 115
Number of votes Fletcher got = 92 votes
We know that percentage is a part of a whole, therefore,
[tex]\text{Fraction of votes fletcher got} = \dfrac{\text{Number of votes Fletcher got}}{\text{Total votes in the class}}[/tex]
Substitute the values,
[tex]\text{Fraction of votes fletcher got} = \dfrac{92}{115} = 0.8[/tex]
To put the percentage symbol we need to multiply it by 100,
[tex]\text{Percentage of votes fletcher got} =0.8 \times 100 = 80%[/tex]
Hence, the percentage of votes that Fletcher got out of 115 votes of the class is 80%.
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