Convert 7.5/10 to Percentage: Step-by-Step Math Guide

Question

Convert the following fraction into a percentage:

$\frac{7.5}{10}=\text{?}$

00:00 Convert fractions to percentages

00:05 A fraction with a denominator equal to 100 equals the numerator in percentage form (X)

00:12 Apply this formula to our exercise

00:20 Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 to obtain a denominator equal to 100

00:35 Proceed to calculate

00:45 This is the solution

To solve this problem of converting the fraction $\frac{7.5}{10}$ to a percentage, we will follow these steps:

Let's perform each calculation step by step:

Step 1:
First, multiply the numerator of the fraction by 100: $7.5 \times 100 = 750$ .

Step 2:
Now, divide the result by the denominator: $\frac{750}{10} = 75$ .

Step 3:
Therefore, $\frac{7.5}{10}$ converted to a percentage is 75%.

The correct choice from the given options is 75%.

75%