What is 9/8 as a percentage?

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Improper fractions trip people up, but the method is the same. Solve in your head. What is 	frac{9}{8} as a percentage? Aim: under 10 seconds.

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Split off the whole: 	frac98 = 1 + 	frac18. Since 	frac18 = 12.5\%, 	frac98 = 100\% + 12.5\% = 112.5\%. Takeaway. For a top-heavy fraction, peel off the integer part first and convert only the leftover. 	frac98 is just "one and an eighth," so it reads as 112.5\%, a 12.5\% markup over the whole.

What is 9/8 as a percentage?

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