42.6/50 = ?% How much is 42.6 out of 50 written as a percent value? The fraction (ratio) converted to percentage
42.6/50 as a percent value (as a percentage)
Detailed calculations below
Fractions: brief introduction
A fraction consists of two numbers and the fraction bar:
42.6/50
The number above the fraction bar is the numerator: 42.6
The number under the fraction bar is the denominator: 50
To get the fraction's value, divide the numerator by the denominator:
The value = 42.6 ÷ 50
Percent, p%: short introduction
'Percent (%)' means 'out of one hundred':
p% = p 'out of one hundred',
p% = p/100 = p ÷ 100.
How to convert a fraction to a percentage:
1) Calculate the value of the fraction.
2) Multiply the calculated value of the fraction by 100/100.
Convert the fraction to a percentage
1. Calculate the value of the fraction.
To get the fraction's value, divide the numerator by the denominator:
42.6/50 =
42.6 ÷ 50 =
0.852
A quick note:
100/100 = 100 ÷ 100 = 100% = 1
Multiply a number by the fraction 100/100 ... and its value doesn't change.
By multiplying a number by the fraction 100/100, we change only the form of the result, not the result.
n × 100/100 = n × 1 = n, any number n
2. The calculation of the percentage:
Multiply the calculated value of the fraction by 100/100
0.852 =
0.852 × 100/100 =
(0.852 × 100)/100 =
85.2/100 =
85.2%
The answer (scroll down)...
42.6/50 = 85.2%
In conclusion: (1) Divide the numerator by the denominator (2) Multiply the result by 100 and (3) Add the percent sign %
The symbols used: % percent, ÷ division, × multiplication, = the equal sign, / the fraction bar, ≈ approximately the same. Writing numbers: comma ',' - as a thousands separator, point '.' as a decimal mark.
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