You take the .8 and multiply it by 100 because a percent of something is one hundredths of 1. For example, 75 cents is 75 one hundredths of a dollar. 75 cents is written as .75 in decimal form. .75 (75 cents) is 75% of 1 dollar. To change 75 cents or .75 to a percent, you just multiply it by 100 which .75 times 100 is 75. So, to find out what .8 is as a percent you just multiply it by 100 which is 80.
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.08 as a percent. When you change a decimal to a percentage move the decimal 2 places to the right and add a % symbol. .08 = 8%
how do you write 8.605 as a percent
What of these is greater percent .08 or .018
0.1%
To get from a percent to a decimal, simply move the "decimal point" over two places to the left. There is no defined (drawn) decimal point in the percent, but it is understood that it is after the 8, so it's also 8.0%. As a decimal, 8% is .08, now just write it as a fraction: 8/100, which can be simplified to 2/25