Conversion of Decimals, Fractions, and Percent

Key Questions

  • How do you convert percents to decimals and decimals to percents?

    Answer:

    You either divide or multiply by 100.

    Explanation:

    To convert from percents to decimals, you divide the percent by 100, which gives you decimal equivalent of the percent.
    To convert from decimals to percents, you multiply the decimal by 100, which gives you the percent equivalent of the percent.

    Percent is always based off of 100%, so decimals up to the hundredths place will always be integers, and the numbers after the hundredths place will be after the decimal. The tens place in the percent will always be in the tenths place in decimal form as well.

    FallenArkAngel · 1 · Mar 23 2018
  • How are percents, decimals, and fractions related?

    Remember that "percent" means "out of 100," so we have

    #1%=0.01=1/100#.

    I hope that this was helpful.

    Wataru · 2 · Nov 2 2014
  • What is a percent?

    Percent... is denoted by the symbol %.. which means upon hundred.... it means that if you wrote 48%.. that means you are writing #48/100#.... it has many applications let it by any NBA player scoring percentage or anything..... it is used

    Kushagra · 1 · Apr 16 2018
  • How do you change fractions to a decimal and a percent?

    Answer:

    Please read solution process below;

    Explanation:

    • Changing fractions to a decimal you just have to divide the Quotient by the Divisor

    For example;

    #2/5 -> "Fraction"#

    Now dividing #2# by #5#;

    #2 div 5 = 0.4 -> "Decimal"#

    • Changing fractions to a percentage, you just have to multiply the fraction by #100#

    For example;

    #2/5 -> "Fraction"#

    #100% -> "Percentage"#

    Now multiplying #2/5# with #100%#;

    #(2/5) xx 100% = 0.4 xx 100% = 40%#

    Jumbotron · 1 · Jun 10 2018

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