Question

Given the following descriptions of portions, write each portion as a percent. Use a 100% block to help you visualize the portions.

a. 3 tenths and 6 hundredths
b. 8 hundredths
c. 17 hundredths
d. 11 tenths

Answer 1

To write each portion as a percent, divide the portion by 100 and multiply it by 100. The resulting percentages are: a. 36%, b. 8%, c. 17%, d. 110%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write each portion as a percent, we need to divide the given portion by 100 and multiply it by 100 to convert it to a percent. Let's go through each portion:
a. 3 tenths and 6 hundredths = (3/10) + (6/100) = 0.3 + 0.06 = 0.36 = 36%
b. 8 hundredths = (8/100) = 0.08 = 8%
c. 17 hundredths = (17/100) = 0.17 = 17%
d. 11 tenths = 11/10 = 1.1 = 110%