What is 78.6% in fraction and decimal form?

2 answers:

6 0

$p\%=\frac{p}{100}\Rightarrow78.6\%=\frac{78.6}{100}=\frac{78.6\cdot10}{100\cdot10}=\frac{786}{1000}\\\\=\boxed{0.786}\\\\=\boxed{\frac{786}{1000}}=\frac{786:2}{1000:2}=\boxed{\frac{393}{500}}$

vazorg [7]3 years ago

6 0

It would be .786 because to turn a percent into a decimal you need to move the decimal to the left twice.

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