How do you write 3/5 as a percent?
3 Answers
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as
We can then rewrite this as:
Explanation:
To write a fraction as a percent:
Slightly different way of thinking about it!
60% or
Explanation:
A percentage is basically just another fraction. However it is of specific format in that the bottom number (denominator) is 'fixed' at 100
If you like; the % symbol can be compared to the function of a unit of measurement. Just as a unit of measurement is specific in what it means then so is %. It means
So for example:
Note that the multiply sign is a bit like the word 'of'.
In that for example: 2 of 6 is
so 2% is 2 of percent
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Given:
We need to change this in such a way that the actual value is the same but it looks different. In that the bottom number becomes 100.
Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms.
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This is the same as