Question 390801
a percent(age) is just a fraction based on 100 ___ the numerator (top) is the percent and the denominator (bottom) is 100


the most straight forward technique is to make the fraction and then enter it into a calculator , which will generate a decimal


the decimal can then be changed to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the right


in this case ___ 2970000/57240000 = .0519 (approx)


moving the decimal point ___ Australia makes up 5.19% of the total land area