SOLUTION: how do you convert fractions into percents and percents into fractions? 7/15 or 2.392

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Question 4840: how do you convert fractions into percents and percents into fractions?
7/15 or 2.392

Answer by Abbey(339) About Me  (Show Source):
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to convert a fraction into a percent, the easiest way is to set up a proportionality and cross multiply:
7%2F15=x%2F100 (This is always over one hundred because percentages are based on 100 percent)
700=15x
Divide both sides by 15
46.66=x
Which makes sense because 7 is almost half of 15 and 46.66 percent is almost half of one hundred percent.
To convert a percent into a fraction, use 100 as the denominator.
2.392% = 2.392/100