"Percent" means "per 100" or "over 100". So, to convert 1.6962 to percent we rewrite 1.6962 in terms of "per 100" or over 100.
Multiply 1.6962 by 100/100. Since 100/100 = 1, we are only multiplying by 1 and not changing the value of our number.
1.69621×100100=169.62100
1.6962
1
×
100
100
=
169.62
100
169.62/100 is 169.62 over 100 and means 169.62 per 100. 169.62 "per 100" means 169.62 "percent" or 169.62%