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(a) Write 2% as a decimal - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 4 - 2020 - Paper 1
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(a) Write 2% as a decimal.
(b) Write $ rac{11}{20}$ as a percentage.
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(a) Write 2% as a decimal - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 4 - 2020 - Paper 1
Write 2% as a decimal.
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To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide the percentage by 100. Therefore, 2% can be written as:
rac{2}{100} = 0.02
Thus, 2% as a decimal is 0.02.
Write $ rac{11}{20}$ as a percentage.
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To convert a fraction to a percentage, divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply by 100. For the fraction rac{11}{20}:
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Divide 11 by 20:
11extdividedby20=0.55
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Multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage:
0.55 imes 100 = 55 ext{%}
Therefore, rac{11}{20} as a percentage is 55%.
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