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The enrollment at a university rose by 0.8 of 1 percent this year. By what fraction did the enrollment increase?

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$We first multiply 0.8 by 1% to find the percentage increase.$	$0.8 \times 1% = 0.8%$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We then express this percentage as a fraction of 1 by dividing by 100.$	$0.8% = \frac{0.8}{100}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We eliminate the decimal by multiplying numerator and denominator by 10.$	$\frac{0.8}{100} = \frac{0.8 \times 10}{100 \times 10} = \frac{8}{1000}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC3-B Click to view full details
$We simplify the fraction by canceling the common factor of 8.$	$\frac{8}{1000} = \frac{8}{8 \times 125} = \frac{1}{125}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR2-A Click to view full details

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The enrollment at a university rose by 0.8 of 1 percent this year. By what fraction did the enrollment increase?

Explanation	Calculations	Help
$We first multiply 0.8 by 1% to find the percentage increase.$	$0.8 \times 1% = 0.8%$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We then express this percentage as a fraction of 1 by dividing by 100.$	$0.8% = \frac{0.8}{100}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR4-A Click to view full details
$We eliminate the decimal by multiplying numerator and denominator by 10.$	$\frac{0.8}{100} = \frac{0.8 \times 10}{100 \times 10} = \frac{8}{1000}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC3-B Click to view full details
$We simplify the fraction by canceling the common factor of 8.$	$\frac{8}{1000} = \frac{8}{8 \times 125} = \frac{1}{125}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR2-A Click to view full details

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