Question

Write the percent as a decimal and as a fraction.

Answer 1

To write 215% as a decimal you can approach the problem two ways. You can divide 215 by 100. 215/100 = 2.15 You can also move the decimal two places to the left 215.0 = 2.15 To write 2.15 as a fraction you will place 215 over 100. {215/100}. You will then want to write this fraction in it’s simplest form. The greatest common denominator is 5 so you will then divide the numerator and denominator by 5. 215/5 = 43 100/5 = 20 215/100 = 43/20 To write this fraction as a mixed fraction you would divide 43 by 20. 43 ÷ 20 = 2 with a remainder of 3 This is written as: 2 3/20