Solve 7%=3%div9%

$$7 \% =3 \% \div 9 \%$$

Verify

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{3}{100} by \frac{9}{100} by multiplying \frac{3}{100} by the reciprocal of \frac{9}{100}.

$$\frac{7}{100}=\frac{3}{100}\times \frac{100}{9}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{100} times \frac{100}{9} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{7}{100}=\frac{3\times 100}{100\times 9}$$

Cancel out 100 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{7}{100}=\frac{3}{9}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{7}{100}=\frac{1}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 100 and 3 is 300. Convert \frac{7}{100} and \frac{1}{3} to fractions with denominator 300.

$$\frac{21}{300}=\frac{100}{300}$$

Compare \frac{21}{300} and \frac{100}{300}.

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