Question

What 18/25 as a percent and decimal

Answer 1

Decimal:  $\frac{18}{25}$ = 0.72;  18 ÷ 25  = 0.72 

Perecentage: <span /> 18 ÷ 25 = 0.72, now we're converting it a percentage..100 × 0.72 .. So therefore, your answer would have to be 72% 

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Answer 2

In order to write $\frac{18}{25}$ as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to$\frac{18}{25}$ with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and the denominator of $\frac{18}{25}$ by 4, we get the equivalent fraction $\frac{72}{100}$ which we can now write as a decimal. Remember that the hundredths place is 2 places to the right of the decimal point. Therefore, we can write $\frac{72}{100}$ as 0.72.

To write a fraction to a percent, first remember that a percent is a ratio of a number to 100 so to write $\frac{18}{25}$ as a percent, we need to find a fraction equivalent to $\frac{18}{25}$ that has a 100 in the denominator. We can . do this by setting up a proportion.

$\frac{18}{25}$ ≈ $\frac{n}{100}$

Now, we can use cross products to find the missing value.

25n = 1800

÷ 25     ÷25

n = 72%

Therefore, $\frac{18}{25}$ is equal to 72%.