Question

Henry received 7/8 of the vote in the election for captain of the baseball team. What percent of the vote did he receive?

Answer 1

Answer:87.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Henry received $\frac{7}{8}$ of the votes in the election

i.e. 7 parts of votes are in favor of Henry out of 8

In terms of percentage, it is  given by

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{7}{8}\times 100=87.5\%$