Question

Which of these percentages is closest in value to
7/9 ?
a. 76%
b. 77%
c. 78%
d. 79%

Answer 1

$\frac{7}{9} = 0.777777777777777...$

To get a percentage, you need to first round the decimal to the hundreths place. Whenever you have a number greater than 5, you round up.
Therefore, you can round it to 0.78.
Now to get the percentage you multiply it by 100.

$0.78*100 = 78$

This shows your answer is (c) 78%.

Answer 2

$\frac{7}{9}$ ≈ $0.77777..$

$0.7777$ ≈ $0.78$

$0.78*100=78$          $\boxed{->C}$

The answer is 78%