Question

Turn 5 7/10 into a decimal and a percent

Answer 1

It is a mixed number:

`5(7)/(10)`

THe whole part, 5, is going to stay 5.

Now, let's work with the fractional part.

7/10 into a decimal would require for division.

7 divided by 10 is 0.7

Thus,

IN Decimal, it will be "5.7"

To find percentage from decimal, we multiply by 100 and tag along a % sign.

So,

`5.7\cdot100=570`

The number, in percentage, is 570%