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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five ten thousandths