Parts per million is a fraction with denominator 1,000,000. For example 5 parts per million means 5/1,000,000. Percent is a fraction with denominator 100. For example, 5 percent is 5/100. So your goal is to convert a fraction with denominator 1,000,000 into a fraction with denominator 100. Let's work an example: 5 parts per million means 5/1,000,000. The rules of fractions allow us to multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number (except 0). So multiply numerator and denominator by .0001 and we get .0005/100. Another word for .0005/100 is .0005 percent. So the general rule is multiply the parts per million by .0001 or divide by 10,000 (same thing).
.05% can be written as .05/100 for Percent is 1/100 of a number.. so .05/100 = .05/100 x 100/100 = 5/10000 or .0005 therefore.. .05% of something is .0005 of something..
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.5 is greater
0.0005 = 5*10-4
.005 percent = .05/100 = .0005
0005 = 5
0005 = 5 = 500%
Parts per million is a fraction with denominator 1,000,000. For example 5 parts per million means 5/1,000,000. Percent is a fraction with denominator 100. For example, 5 percent is 5/100. So your goal is to convert a fraction with denominator 1,000,000 into a fraction with denominator 100. Let's work an example: 5 parts per million means 5/1,000,000. The rules of fractions allow us to multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number (except 0). So multiply numerator and denominator by .0001 and we get .0005/100. Another word for .0005/100 is .0005 percent. So the general rule is multiply the parts per million by .0001 or divide by 10,000 (same thing).
0.0005 in percentage = 0.05%
.05% can be written as .05/100 for Percent is 1/100 of a number.. so .05/100 = .05/100 x 100/100 = 5/10000 or .0005 therefore.. .05% of something is .0005 of something..
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.0005 as a fraction is 1/2000
5/10,000
10/17168=.0005*100=.05
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The number .0005 is typically pronounced as "zero point zero zero zero five." When pronouncing decimal numbers, each digit after the decimal point is said individually. In this case, "5" is the last digit after the decimal point, so it is pronounced as "five."