Convert 36% to:
a fraction and a decimal:
A percentage is a number expressed in terms of it's relation to 100.
It is a number divided by 100.
We need to get to our original number.
This is the same as moving the decimal point to the right 2 places.
The first move to the right gives us 360.
The second decimal place move gives us 36
Percentage = | 36 |
100 |
Using our Greatest Common Factor (GCF) (36, 100) = 4
Reducing the numerator and denominator of 36/100 by our GCF of 4,
we get the following reduced fraction:
Fraction = 9/25
Decimal = | Percentage |
100. |
Dividing by 100 means shift the decimal point 2 places to the left.
Shift 36 one decimal place to the left, we get --> 3.6
Shift 3.6 another decimal place to the left, we get --> 0.36
A terminating decimal is one that ends
Since the decimals 6 does not repeat,
this is a terminating decimal