Convert 2.6/10 to Percentage: Decimal Division Practice

Question

Calculate 2.6 over 10 as a percentage:

00:00 Calculate 2.6 as a percentage of 10

00:03 Apply the formula to calculate percentages

00:09 Divide the number by the second number and proceed to multiply by 100

00:18 Break down into factors and reduce wherever possible

00:28 This is the solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The given fraction is $\frac{2.6}{10}$ . Calculate this as a decimal:
$\frac{2.6}{10} = 0.26$

Step 2: Convert the decimal from Step 1 to a percentage by multiplying by $100$ :
$0.26 \times 100 = 26$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 26%.

26%