How do you write 982% as a fraction, mixed number, or whole number in simplest form?

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Ahighway between points a and b has been closed for repairs. an alternative route between there two locations is to travel between a and c and then from c to b what is the value of y and what is the total distance from a to c to b?

Simplify the following expression 48^1/2