document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990866>Question 990866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I turn .6% into a fraction? Everywhere I look for instructions it says .6 and out it over ten and reduce etc. but when I Siri what the answer is I get a different answer. I don't just need the answer, I'd like to know how to solve the problem as well please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #610848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=610848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0.6 percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To start, the percent means \"per one hundred\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so divide by 100:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6/100=0.006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The third place to the right of the decimal is 1000ths,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so put the number over 1000:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "006/1000 Leading zeroes dont count, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/1000=3/500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can put 06 over 10 and have 6/10 percent or 3/5 percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then to clear the percent sign, divide by 100:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/1000=3/500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same answer. <BR>\n" );
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