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percentage is a fraction of 1 with a denominator of 100, eg 45 % is 45 / 100 or 0.45 in decimal
you can interchange the values of percentages, decimals and fractions, each is just a more convinient way of saying the same thing, percentages tend to be in the money world, straight decimals are for arithmetic and generally fractions are pre decimal
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When do you use a pie graph?
When dealing with percentages %
Why should there be percentages when a number can be expressed as a fraction or a decimal?
Decimals and percentages are easier to compare than fractions - particularly if they are unlike fractions. That does not explain why percentages are required when we have decimal number and there is no good answer to that!
How do you mulitiply percentages?
Change it to a decimal and then multiply it.
How do you change percentages to decimals and decimals to percentages?
Decimal to percent- move the decimal 2 (two) places to the right and add the percent sign. percent to decimal- move the decimal 2 (two) places to the left and take away the percent sign.
How do you change percentages to numbers?
Remove the percentage sign and divide by 100. In decimal form, it means simply move the decimal point two spaces to the left.
How do you turn percentages into decimal?
put the percent over 100 then divide the top by the bottom and it is a decimal.
What is 0.3 in percentages?
Move the decimal two places to the right to change decimal to percent. 0.3=30%
What is 165 percent as a decimal?
Divide percentages by 100 to get the decimal equivalent. So, 165 / 100 = 1.65
What is a 155 percent into a decimal?
Divide percentages by 100 to get the decimal equivalent. So, 155 / 100 = 1.55
What is the decimal of 10.6 percent?
Divide percentages by 100 to get the decimal equivalent. So, 10.6 / 100 = 0.106
How are a decimal and a percent the same?
both signify a part of a whole. percentages are based on 100 being 1 so 100% is 1 whole thing. 1 whole thing with decimals is 1.00. You can change from decimals to percentages by moving the decimal 2 places to the right and percentages to decimals by moving the decimal 2 places to the left.
How do you divide decimals into percentages?
Divide a decimal by 0.01 to get an equivalent percentage.
