Convert 3/5 to a percentage. So to turn the denominator from a 5 to a 100, what do we have to multiply by? Well 5×20=100, so we can multiply the top and bottom of the fraction by 20: Now we have the answer: 60 %.
In this manner, what is the percentage for 3 2?
Common Fractions with Decimal and Percent Equivalents
Fraction | Decimal | Percent |
---|---|---|
1/2 | 0.5 | 50% |
1/3 | 0.333… | 33.333…% |
2/3 | 0.666… | 66.666…% |
1/4 | 0.25 | 25% |
How do I find out what percentage one number is of another?
If you want to know what percent A is of B, you simple divide A by B, then take that number and move the decimal place two spaces to the right. That's your percentage! To use the calculator, enter two numbers to calculate the percentage the first is of the second by clicking Calculate Percentage.