Chapter 7, Problem 6MCQ

To determine

To write: the decimal $0.728$ as a percent.

Answer to Problem 6MCQ

The decimal $0.728$ as a percent is $72.8\%$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information: The provided decimal is $0.728$ .

Calculation :

To write decimals as a percent, you have to move the decimal point to two places to the right and write a percent sign or multiply the decimal by $100$ .

To evaluate the given decimal $0.728$ as a percent,

  $\begin{array}{l}0.728\text{ [Write the original decimal}\text{.]}\\ =72.8\%\left[\begin{array}{l}\text{Write the decimal as a percent by}\\ \text{moving the decimal point two places}\\ \text{to the right}\text{. }\end{array}\right]\end{array}$

Hence, the decimal $0.728$ as a percent is written as $72.8\%$ .