SOLUTION: My son's homework asks to convert 13/200 to closest whole PERCENT. He converted it to 0.065 as a decimal and 7% since it asks to round to the Nearest Whole Percent. His teacher

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Question 1136948: My son's homework asks to convert 13/200 to closest whole PERCENT.
He converted it to 0.065 as a decimal and 7% since it asks to round to the Nearest Whole Percent. His teacher says it is wrong and insists it is 6.5%. I don't gt it. 6.5% rounded to nearest WHOLE PERCENT is 7% isn't it?
I don't want to tell him he is wrong if he isn't!!! Would appreciate your reply.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6.5 to nearest WHOLE number is 7.
You round UPWARD because the digit after the "6" is 5 or bigger.