What is .05 as a percentage?

Answer 1

Expressed as a percent of 1, 0.5 is equal to 50 percent.
.5 is 5/10 or 50/100 so it is 50% You can also see this another way. .1 is 10% and .5 is 5 times that so 50%.

Answer 2

-0.5 as a percentage = -50%

-0.5 * 100% = -50%

Answer 3

To convert a decimal to a percent, multiply the decimal by 100. The result is the conversion as a percent. In this case the result is 5%