What is 10/16 as a percentage?
10 / 16 = 62.5%
We encourage you to check out our introduction to the percentage page for a little recap of what percentage is. You can also learn about fractions in our fractions section of the website. Sometimes, you may want to express a fraction in the form of a percentage, or vice-versa. This page will cover the former case. Luckily for us, this problem only requires a bit of multiplication and division. We recommend that you use a calculator, but solving these problems by hand or in your head is possibly too! Here’s how we discovered that 10 / 16 = 62.5% :
- Step 1: Divide 10 by 16 to get the number as a decimal. 10 / 16 = 0.62
- Step 2: Multiply 0.62 by 100. 0.62 times 100 = 62.5. That’s all there is to it!
Note that you can reverse steps 1 and 2 and still come to the same solution. If you multiply 10 by 100 and then divide the result by 16, you will still come to 62.5!
When is this useful?
Fractions are commonly used in everyday life. If you are splitting a bill or trying to score a test, you will often describe the problem using fractions. Sometimes, you may want to express the fraction as a percentage.
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