Question

How do you convert 12/36 into a decimal and percent?

Answer 1

`0.dot3` and `33%`

Explanation:

we first put the fraction into its simplest form.

`12/36=(12:12)/(36:12)=1/3`

`1:3=0.dot3rarr`recurring decimal

`0.dot3=0.33333...`

`0.333...xx100=33.3333...=33.dot3~~33%`