Question

Express the following as decimal and percent .

$\frac{7}{20}$

Answer 1

Step 1. Conversion of fraction into a decimal and a percent:

When a number is expressed in terms of $100$, it is converted to a percentage.

Decimals are numbers in which a decimal point separates the whole number from fractional parts.

Now, we will convert $\frac{7}{20}$ into decimal.

So, the decimal value of $\frac{7}{20}$ is $0.35$

Step 2. Converting $\frac{7}{20}$ into percent:

We have to multiply the given fraction $\frac{7}{20}$ by $100$.

$$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow \frac{7}{20}\times 100 \\ =7\times 5 \\ =35\% \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the value of $\frac{7}{20}$ into decimal is $0.35$ and in percent is $35\%$.