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4-56.

Rewrite each fraction below as an equivalent fraction and as a percent.

$\frac { 5 } { 20 }$
Hint (a):
Can you reduce this fraction?
Hint 2 (a):
What is a common factor of both $5$ and $20$ ?
More Help (a):
A percent is a portion out of $100$ . Use the multiplicative identity to determine an equivalent fraction out of $100$ .

$\frac { 9 } { 25 }$
Hint (b):
Refer to part (a).
Answer (b):
$\frac{18}{50} \text{ or } 36 \%$

$\frac { 9 } { 6 }$
Hint (c):
Reduce this fraction to find an equivalent fraction. Then find an equivalent fraction out of $100$ to get the percent.

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