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calculation of ionisation percentage

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Hi, could you help me with this exercise, please?
"The pH of a 0.6 M solution of a weak acid is 4.0. What is the percentage of ionised acid?"
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Calculate the Concentration of H+ of the acid from pH.
This value divide through the Concentration of the whole acid x 100% gives percentage of dissociation.
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I did so:
pH= -log_10([H+])= 10^-4
%=((10^-4)/(0,6))*100=0,016

but I do not get the expected result (0.02%)
Should I round up?
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0,0166 % is correct
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thanks :)
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