Sanford's shoe store received a shipment of shoes for its newest location. The manager determined that 35% of the shoes were athletic shoes. What fraction of the shoes were athletic shoes?

A.7/20

B.1/6

C.3/8

D.13/20

Sanford s shoe store received a shipment of shoes for its newest location. The manager determined that 35 of the shoes were athletic shoes. What fraction of the class=

Verified Answer :

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\(35\%=\frac{35}{100}=\frac{35 \div 5}{100 \div 5}=\boxed{\frac{7}{20}} \Leftarrow \hbox{the answer is A}\)

it is a. because you hae to change your % into a decimal by moving the decimal 2 places to the left and that gives you 35/100 simplified that is 7/20