What is 0.004 written as a fraction of a percent?

1 Answer
Aug 5, 2018

0.4/1000.4100

Explanation:

color(blue)("Use of wording is critical")Use of wording is critical

Note that in mathematics the word 'of ' is interpreted as multiply. Also the letter 'a' (as a word) is interpreted as 1 of ->1xx1×

color(brown)(ul("I am convinced this is NOT what you meant!"))

A percent -> 1/100

Let the fraction be x

" Fraction" color(white)("d")" of "color(white)("d")"a percent"
color(white)("ddd")xcolor(white)("dddd.d")" of "color(white)("dd") 1/100

color(white)("ddd")x color(white)("dddddd")xx color(white)("ddd")1/100-=0.004
color(white)("ddddddddddddddddddd")uarr
color(white)("ddddddddddddddd")obrace("equivalent to")

x=100xx0.004 = 0.4 ->4/10color(brown)(" ???????")

" Fraction" color(white)("d")" of "color(white)("d")"a percent"

color(white)("dddd")4/10 color(white)("dddd")xxcolor(white)("dddd")1/100color(white)("ddd") -= 0.004

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color(blue)("Did you mean: in the fraction format of percentage?")

0.004 -=4/1000

But we need the percentage form of this where the denominator is 100.

(4-:10)/(1000-:10) -= 0.4/100