Question

Turn 5.4 into a percent

Answer 1

To turn a decimal into a percent, multiply it by 100:

$5.4 \times 100 = 540$

5.4 is equal to 540%.

Answer 2

5.4 turned into a percent would be 540%

"Percent" means "per 100" or "over 100". So, to convert 5.4 to a percent, we rewrite 5.4 in terms of "per 100" or over 100.

Multiply 5.4 by 100/100. Since 100/100 = 1, we are only multiplying by 1 and not changing the value of our number.

$\frac{5.4}{1}$ × $\frac{100}{100}$ = $\frac{540}{100}$

540/100 is 540 over 100 and means 540 per 100. 540 "per 100" means 540 "percent" or 540%

Therefore, we have shown that

5.4 = . 540%