How would you convert 0.028 to a percentage?

0.028

(0.028*100)/100

0.28/100

0.28%

'Percent' means out of 100, so to find 0.028 as a percentage, we would multiply the number by 100.

0.028 x 100 = 2.8 as we move the digits two places to the left :)

To convert from decimal to percentage, just multiply decimal value by 100. answer is 2.8%

Changing decimals to percentages

we multiply the decimal by 100, to convert it to a percent.

Therefore, 0.028 = 0.028 x 100 / 100

the /100 can be written as per-cent.

this gives 0.028 = 2.8 percent

For a percentage, numbers less that 1 can be expressed as a percentage if we assume 1 as 100%. For instance, 0.25 is a quarter of 1, or 25%.

using this:

0.1 would be 10%.

0.01 would be 1%

and 0.001 would be 0.1%.

for this calculation, you'd simply add 2 lots of 0.01 expressed as a percentage, and 8 lots of 0.001 as a percentage, which would yield 2.8%.