Chapter 6, Problem 1IR

To determine

To write: The percent notation of 0.12.

Answer to Problem 1IR

The percent notation of 0.12 is $\underset{\_}{12\%}$.

Explanation of Solution

Procedure used:

The percent notaion of a decimal number n can be obtained as $n\times 100\%$.

Calculation:

The percent notation of 0.12 can be obtain as follows.

By the procedure mentioned above, $0.12\times 100\%=12\%$.

Here, the decimal point is moved to 2 places to the right so that it falls after 2.

Thus, the percent notation of 0.12 is $\underset{\_}{12\%}$.