How do you convert $7/16$ into a decimal and percent?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-18T09:53:05

$7/16 = 0.4375 = 43.75%$

There are two ways to change a fraction into a decimal.
Once you have the decimal, you have the percent as well.

$rarr$ divide 7 by 16
$7 div 16 =0.4375 = 4375/10000 = 43.75/100 = 43.75%$

$rarr$ make an equivalent fraction with the denominator a power of 10

$7/16 xx 625/625 = 4375/10000 = 43.75/100 = 43.75%$

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