Cheri was solving the following problem: 60 is what percent of 150? She converted the word problem into an equation, writing it as . She then divided both sides by 150 to obtain . She reduced the fraction to obtain 2/5. Why is this answer wrong

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Cheri was solving the following problem: 60 is what percent of 150? She converted the word problem into an equation, writing it as <img alt='image_012_004.png' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images3/workkeys/image_012_004.png'/>. She then divided both sides by 150 to obtain <img alt='image_012_005.png' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images3/workkeys/image_012_005.png'/>. She reduced the fraction to obtain 2/5. Why is this answer wrong