How do you write 3.71 as a percentage?

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LITAP · EZ as pi
Jan 11, 2017

# 3.71 # written as a percentage is #371%#

Explanation:

So writing a percent being given a decimal can be really easy by using these steps:

1) Look at your number and see if there is a number to the left of the decimal point. In this case, #3# comes before #.71#. This is important because it will determine whether the percent will be greater than #99.99...%# or not.

2) Take the decimal point and move it two spaces to the right. In this case, move the decimal point from between the #3# and the #7# and move it two spaces to the right, which would end after the #1#. So you can just disregard your decimal point.

3) Add a percent sign. Just tag a #%# sign to the end of #371# --> #371 %#. And there you have it!

To show why this method works: remember that decimals represent fractions with denominators of powers of 10.

#3.71 = 3 71/100 = 371/100 = 371%#

Hope this helps!

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