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If you have a ratio (such as 3:4) it means that for every 3 objects you have, you have 4 of the other object. To convert this to a percentage is simple.
1. Add the two numbers of the ratio
2. Choose which object you want to get the % of
3. take the number of that object, and divide it by the total number.
4. Multiply by 100 to convert into percentage
Here is a quick example
I have 3 Apples, and 4 Oranges, what percentage oranges do I have?
1. Add the numbers of the ratio (3+4=7) This means we have 7 total pieces of fruit
2. Choose which object (We want the percentage of oranges)
3. Divide (4 oranges / 7 total), 4/7 = 0.57 (approximate)
4. 0.57*100 = 57% Oranges
NOTE:
I have seen MULTIPLE INCORRECT answers to this question. A ratio of 3:4 does NOT mean that you just divide 3/4 to get 75%. Once again, 3:4 means that for ever 3 objects you have of the first, you have 4 of the second. If you wanted to express 75% as a ratio, it would actually be 3:1, as 1+3=4, and 3/4 is 75%.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoInterpret "percent" as "hundredths". Thus, 57% = 57/100. 48% = 48/100 = 12/25. 115% = 115/100 = 23/20.
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Are ratios percents?
No but percentages are ratios.
Is the probability always expressed as a ratio?
Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.
What are the rules for percentage?
I am not sure what you mean by "rules". Percentages are just an easy way to view and compare ratios. If you eat 5/16 of a bag of candy and I eat 6/17, who has eaten more? It is easier if to figure out if you convert those ratios (fractions) to percentages. 5/16 = 31.25% 6/17 = 35.29% So, obviously I have eaten more, (35.29%) but it wasn't so clear when I used fractions. To convert a fraction to a percentage, divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply by 100.
What are precentages?
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What is 20 percent written as a ratio?
1:5 Think of ratios like fractions, the first number would go on top and the second on the bottom. Dividing this would give you .2, which when multiplied by 100 to convert to percentages is 20%
How do you find the greatest ratio?
Convert all ratios to percentages or decimals (as you like) and then compare them.
Are ratios percents?
No but percentages are ratios.
Is the probability always expressed as a ratio?
Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.
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What are the rules for percentage?
I am not sure what you mean by "rules". Percentages are just an easy way to view and compare ratios. If you eat 5/16 of a bag of candy and I eat 6/17, who has eaten more? It is easier if to figure out if you convert those ratios (fractions) to percentages. 5/16 = 31.25% 6/17 = 35.29% So, obviously I have eaten more, (35.29%) but it wasn't so clear when I used fractions. To convert a fraction to a percentage, divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply by 100.
What are precentages?
Not sure about precentages, but percentages are the numerators of ratios when the denominator is 100. Another way of thinking about it is that percentages represent parts per 100.
How do you convert percentages into pounds?
You cannot convert percentages to pounds. Percentages are comparisons of two related quantities so you can have one lot of pounds as a percentage of another lot, but not by itself. Otherwise you would be able to convert 25% of an inch into a pound!
How are ratios and percent-ages related?
Given a ratio, a percentage is the numerator of an equivalent ratio whose denominator is 100.
How do you turn decimals into ratios?
Convert them to fractions.
What is 20 percent written as a ratio?
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