Write 3/4 as a percent

Step by step

The question

Question: write 3/4 as a percent.

1 Make the bottom 100

Percent means out of 100.

So we want a bottom of 100.

4 times 25 is 100.

We multiply the top and the bottom by 25.

25/25 is 1, so the value stays the same.

3 times 25 is 75.

So we get 75/100.

Careful!

As a decimal, 3/4 is 0.75.

But 0.75% means 0.75 out of 100: far too small.

2 Write the percent

75 out of 100 is 75%.

3 Check

Let's check: go back.

75% is 75/100.

Divide the top and the bottom by 25.

We get 3/4.

So the answer is right!

Let's look back.

First: make the bottom 100.

Then: write the percent.

Last: check.