Decimals to Percents

Change .16 to a percent.

• 16%

• 1.6%

• 160%

• 0.16%

Change 1.17 to a percent.

• 117%

• 1.17%

• 11.7%

• .117%

to turn a decimal to a percent you need to...

• divide by 100

• multiply by 100

• subtract 100

• add 100

multiplying by 100 means to move the decimal...

• 1 place to the left

• 1 place to the right

• 2 place to the right

• 2 places to the left

Write 0.39 as a percent.

• 39
• 3.9%
• 39%
• .0039%

Write 0.06 as a percent.

• 6%
• 60%
• 0.6%
• 0.06%

Decimal to a Percent
0.5

• 50%
• 5%
• .5%

Write the decimal as a percent
0.79

• 7.9%
• .79%
• 79%
• 790%

Convert to a percent

0.375

• 37%

• 37.5%

• .375%

• 37

Convert 1.5 to a percent.

• 15%

• 150%

• 1.5%

• 1500%