Question

What is 9/20 as a percent and a decimal

Answer 1

9 divided by 20 = 0.45,, 0.45 times 100= 45%

Answer 2

To write a fraction as a percent, first remember that a percent is a ratio of a number to 100. If we want to write
`(9)/(20)` as a percent, we need to find a fraction equivalent to
`(9)/(20)` that has a 100 in the denominator. We can do this by setting up a proportion.

`(9)/(20)` =
`(n)/(100)`

20n = 900

÷20 ÷20

n = 45

Therefore,
`(9)/(20)` is equal to 45%.

To write
`(9)/(20)` as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to
`(9)/(20)` with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and the denominator of
`(9)/(20)` by 5, we get the equivalent fraction
`(45)/(100)` which we can now write as a decimal. Remember that the hundredths place is two places to the right of the decimal point. So we can write
`(45)/(100)` as 0.45.

Therefore,
`(9)/(20)` is equivalent to 0.45.