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Example Question #32 : Percents And Decimals
Convert the following percent to a decimal:
To convert a percent into a decimal, divide the percent by 100 or move the decimal point 2 places to the left.
Example Question #33 : Percents And Decimals
Convert the following percent to a decimal:
To convert a percent to a decimal, divide the percent by 100 or move the decimal point two places to the left.
Example Question #5 : Changing A Percent To A Decimal
One out of the three shirts I own is red. What percent of my shirts are not red? Round your final answer to the nearest tenth.
The question is in regards to the amount of non-red shirts. If one of the three shirts is red, then two are not red. We represent this as a fraction:
In order to convert it into a percent, we carry out the division and multiply the result by 100:
We want to round to the nearest tenth, which is the number directly to the right of the decimal point. The number in the next spot over, the hundredths place, is six, so we round the tenths spot up to seven. This gives us a final answer of 66.7%.
Example Question #2 : Changing A Percent To A Decimal
What is 
Percentages are numbers represented as parts of 
Our final answer is 
Example Question #1 : Changing A Fraction To Percent
If 
If 
Now to find the percentage we divide the number of students not wearing blue, by the total number of students in the class and then multiply by 
Thus,
Example Question #2 : Changing A Fraction To Percent
Convert 
The correct answer is 20%. This can be obtained by first converting the fraction 
Example Question #3 : Changing A Fraction To Percent
Change 
To convert a fraction into a percent, we need to first change the fraction into a decimal.
Now, change the decimal into a percent by multiplying by 100 and adding a percent sign.
Add a percent sign
Example Question #41 : Percents And Decimals
What is 
To change a fraction into a percent, you need to first change the fraction into a decimal.
Dividing 12 by 13 gives the following:
Now, to change the decimal to a percent, start by multiplying the decimal by 100.
Then, just add a percent sign.
Example Question #4 : Changing A Fraction To Percent
What is 
Convert 1% to a fraction by dividing 100. One percent is equivalent to:
Multiply this with two, and the answer is:
Example Question #5 : Changing A Fraction To Percent
Convert 
A percentage can be written as a fraction with any positive whole number in the numerator and 100 in the denominator. To write the fraction as a percent, begin by writing both as fractions:
Cross-multiply to find the missing whole number.
Divide the known value by the unknown to solve for x.
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