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A jar contains 100 marbles. 3/5 of the marbles are black. What fraction of the marbles are black, using 100 as the denominator?

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  • 01-06-2020

3/5 are black. To rewrite the fraction with a denominator of 100. Find how many thieves the denominator 5 goes into 100:

100/5 = 20

Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 20:

3/5 = 60/100

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