Question

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activity 16.1: jumping rope
a school held a jump - roping contest. diego jumped rope for 20 minutes.

1. jada jumped rope for 15 minutes. what percentage of diegos time is that?
2. lin jumped rope for 24 minutes. what percentage of diegos time is that?
3. noah jumped rope for 9 minutes. what percentage of diegos time is that?

Explanation:

Step1: Divide Jada's time by Diego's

$\frac{15}{20} = 0.75$

Step2: Convert decimal to percentage

$0.75 \times 100 = 75\%$

Step3: Divide Lin's time by Diego's

$\frac{24}{20} = 1.2$

Step4: Convert decimal to percentage

$1.2 \times 100 = 120\%$

Step5: Divide Noah's time by Diego's

$\frac{9}{20} = 0.45$

Step6: Convert decimal to percentage

$0.45 \times 100 = 45\%$

Answer:

1. 75%
2. 120%
3. 45%