Cloth shrinkage

Algebra Level 1

A cloth shrinks by 0.5% when washed. What fraction is this?

5 500 \frac { 5 }{ 500 } 5 100 \frac { 5 }{ 100 } 5 10 \frac { 5 }{ 10 } 1 200 \frac { 1 }{ 200 }

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1 solution

Mohammad Saleem
Jul 1, 2015

All we have to do is look for what 1% would be, in comparison to the denominator. For example, if one of the answer choice's denominator was 400, then we'd have to get 4/400. Now divide that 4 in half, since we're looking for half of one percent. This'd be 2/400. Just look for the one that fits.

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