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Procedure for Converting a Decimal to a Percent
Because a percent represents a ratio with denominator , converting a decimal to a percent is equivalent to multiplying by . A quick shortcut avoids explicit multiplication:
- Move the decimal point two places to the right. If there are not enough digits to the right, append placeholder zeros.
- Attach the percent sign ().
This two-place rightward shift works because multiplying any number by moves every digit two places higher in the place-value system — the same effect as shifting the decimal point two positions to the right. The method applies to decimals less than one (e.g., ), decimals greater than one (e.g., , which yields a percent above ), and decimals with leading zeros after the decimal point (e.g., , where the result retains a decimal portion in the percent). This procedure is the exact inverse of converting a percent to a decimal, which shifts the decimal point two places to the left.
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