Step by step
The question
Question: write 5/6 as a percent.
56
1 Multiply by 100%
Percent means out of 100.
But 6 does not go into 100 or 1000.
100% is all of it: 1 whole.
Times 1 does not change the size.
100% = 1 whole
So we multiply by 100%.
= 56 × 100%
5 times 100 is 500.
= 5 × 1006% = 5006%
500 and 6 can both be divided by 2.
That keeps the numbers small: 250/3 percent.
= 500 ÷ 26 ÷ 2% = 2503%
2 Divide
250 divided by 3 is 83, with 1 left over.
250 ÷ 3 = 83 r 1
The 1 left over is still divided by 3: 1/3.
So it is 83⅓%.
= 8313%
Careful!
83% is not exact.
The 1 left over is part of the answer too: a third more.
Careful: not 83% ✗
3 Check
Let's check.
6 times our answer should be 5 times 100%, because 6 times 5/6 is 5.
6 times 83 is 498.
6 times 1/3 is 2.
6 × 83% = 498%, 6 × 13% = 2%
498 plus 2 is 500%: 5 wholes.
So the answer is right!
498% + 2% = 500% = 5 × 100%
Let's look back.
First: multiply by 100%.
Then: divide.
Last: check.
Answer
Careful: not 83% ✗