Question

An after school music program has 15 out of 50 students participating. Write 1550 as a decimal and as a percent. Decimal- Percent-

Answer 1

0.3

30%

Explanation:

To write 15/50 as a percent, you have to multiply the fraction by 100

`(15)/(50)` x 100

dividing 100 by 50 gives 2

15 x 2 = 30%

to convert 15/50 to a decimal, first simply the fraction.

Both the numerator and denominator can be divided by 5

3/10

the next step is to divide the numerator by the denominator

3/10 = 0.3