SOLUTION: Deon is riding on a bike course that is 60 miles long. So far, he has 9 ridden miles of the course. What percentage of the course has Deon ridden so far?

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Question 1182363: Deon is riding on a bike course that is 60 miles long. So far, he has 9 ridden miles of the course. What percentage of the course has Deon ridden so far?
Found 2 solutions by math_tutor2020, ikleyn:
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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9/60 = 0.15 = 15%

Deon has biked 15% of the total course.

Answer by ikleyn(52878) About Me  (Show Source):
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Deon is riding on a bike course that is 60 miles long. So far, he has 9 ridden miles of the course.
What percentage of the course has Deon ridden so far?
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   the percentage = %289%2F60%29%2A100 = %283%2F20%29%2A100 = 3*5 = 15%.      ANSWER


You take the ratio and them multiply it by 100 to get percentage.

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