Question

cnvert 1/3 to percentage​

Answer 1

Answer:

1

3 as a decimal →0.33...

1

3 as a percentage →33.33... %

Explanation:

Determining the decimal value of

1

3

If you apply long division you soon observe a repeating pattern. You would have demonstrated that this pattern goes on forever. The number is:

0.3333333333333

...

.

.

The mathematical way to show the repeating process is to put a bar over the last 3 that you write. So you would get:

0.3

¯

3

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Determining the percentage equivalent of

1

3

The first decimal place is

1

10

ths

The second decimal place is

1

100

ths

As percentage is really

1

100

ths

then we would write:

33.33...%