How do you convert 1/6 into a percent and decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-06T09:58:06

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Let's convert to decimal first, and I'll explain why later.

To convert $1/6$ to decimal, just divide $1$ by $6$ !!
(That's what the fraction is showing; a fraction = numerator $divide$ denominator)

$1divide6=0.16666666...$

So that is $1/6$ in decimal form!
( $0.16$ recurring)

Note that per in percent means each and $cent$ means 100.

Therefore, percentage is just the quantity out of $100$ ! Simple!

So, multiply the decimal form of $1/6$ by $100$ (That is why I did decimal first)

$0.16666666...*100=16.66666.......%$