Question

How do you write `0.36` as a percent?

Answer 1

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore x% can be written as `x/100`.

`0.36 = 36/100 = 36%`

Answer 2

`0.36 = 36/100 = 36%`

Explanation:

Each digit in a decimal fraction indicates a place holder which is another power of `10`

`0.7` will be a fraction with `10` in the denominator `rarr 7/10`

`0.09` will be a fraction with `100` in the denominator `rarr 9/100`

`0.123` will be a fraction with `1000` in the denominator `rarr 123/1000`

In this case `0.36` has 2 decimal places `rarr` hundredths

`0.36 = 36/100`

As soon as the fraction has a denominator of `100` it is the same as a percent.

`0.36 = 36/100 = 36%`