If the decimel is .3 and I want a percent isn't it 30%? And then how do you make it into a fraction?
2007-03-19 13:49:23 · 3 answers · asked by country girl 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
yes .3 = 30%
to make it into a fraction just take the number and put it on top of a 10 like so:
3/10
putting decimals into fractions is really easy if u are able to recognize the pattern:
0.1 = 1/10
0.11 = 11/100
0.111 = 111/1000
0.1111 = 1111/10000
0.283714 = 283714 / 1000000
also remember to reduce and simplify if possible
ex:
0.25 = 25% = 25/100
25/100 = 5/20 = 1/4
2007-03-19 13:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by Moo 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a little more explanation might help. The word "percent" originally comes from a latin phrase which means "by the hundred" ('per' = "for" or "by"; "cent" = hundred). So if you see a percentage, like 30%, take away the percent sign and put it over a hundred. Now you've got 30/100, which can be simplified to 3/10 (since both 30 and 100 are divisible by 10).
2007-03-19 21:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Yep 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
3 over 10
3 over 100 is not 3%
2007-03-19 20:56:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋