Question

How do you write $1.2$ as a percent?

Answer 1

Hint:In the given question, we have been asked to convert a decimal number into a percent so the percent can be obtained by multiplying that decimal by $100$.

Complete step by step solution:
First of all, we should know what a decimal is, a decimal is simply a representation of a system of numbers based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten. We will convert the given fraction into another equivalent fraction with a denominator of power $10$.
The given decimal number is $1.2$.
For converting any decimal to a percent, we just multiply the decimal by $100$.

Hence, \[1.2=(1.2\times 100) \% = 120 \%\].

Note:
So, for solving questions of such type, we first write what has been given to us, and then we simply get the percentage by multiplying the decimal into $100$. We also have to pay attention that when multiplying with any powers of $10$ the decimal point is shifted to the right side of the numbers and not on the left side.