The fraction of books that were sold by the online bookstore to foreign customers is equal to [tex]\frac{8B}{100}[/tex].
- Let the total number of books sold be B.
Given the following data:
- Percentage of books sold = 0.8%
To determine the fraction of books that were sold by the online bookstore to foreign customers:
In Mathematics, a fraction can be defined as a numerical quantity that isn't a whole number. Thus, a fraction is simply a part of a whole number.
First of all, we would convert the percentage of books sold in decimal to fraction.
Conversion:
0.8% = [tex]= \frac{8}{100}[/tex]
Next, we would multiply the total number of books sold by this fraction:
[tex]Fraction\;sold =\frac{8}{100} \times B\\\\Fraction\;sold =\frac{8B}{100}[/tex]
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