To convert a decimal to a percentage, you follow these steps:
1. Understand the concept of percentage: A percentage represents a part out of 100. To convert a decimal to a percentage, you need to find out how many parts out of 100 the decimal represents.
2. Multiply the decimal by 100: This is because a percentage is essentially the decimal multiplied by 100. For example, 0.746 means 746 parts out of 1000 or 74.6 parts out of 100.
Let's break it down for 0.746:
[tex]\[
0.746 \times 100 = 74.6
\][/tex]
3. Add the percentage symbol: After the multiplication, you simply add the percentage symbol (%) to the result.
So, 0.746 as a percentage is:
[tex]\[
74.6\%
\][/tex]
Thus, 0.746 can be expressed as 74.6%.
