The fraction 40/50 as a percentage is often asked or needed. To convert 40/50 to a percentage, you need to understand the method in which it is done.
Conversion of a fraction to a percentage is a very basic concept of mathematics that you need to solve here. The process of conversion requires you to understand some of the preliminary concepts that are a must for you to learn. Here we will take a very simple example of 40/50 to learn to convert this fraction to decimals
Basic concepts of 40 out of 50 as a percentage
1) A fraction consists of two parts. The digits or numbers above the line of division are called the numerator and the numbers that are below the line of division are called the denominator.
2) The percentage is defined as expressing a number in terms of hundred and comparing its values in hundred. In another word, the percentage is referred to as the fraction of a hundred.
3) For example, 50% means 50/100 and 75% means 75/100.
4) There are about two different ways to convert a fraction into a percentage and here we will learn about both of them.
What is 40/50 as a Percentage? In percentage, 40/50 = 80%
Calculation 40/50 as a Percentage?
Method #1
For the value of calculation of 40/50 as a percentage, you need to first adjust the value of the denominator such that you get a 100 as a denominator. For that, you need to work out the sum and here you need to divide 100 by 50.
100÷50 = 2
Once you have obtained the multiple, now you need to multiply both the given numerator and denominator 40 and 50 respectively to yield the results.
Hence,
(40×2)/(50×2) = 80/100
So your obtained results for the given fraction when converted to percentage will be 65%.
40/50 as a percentage = 80%
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Method #2
Now you need to work out another process where you will find a similar result to your answer.
You can also use another alternative technique to yield the answer to your question of converting 40/50 to a percentage.
Step 1. To do so you have to change the fraction to decimals by dividing the numerator by the denominator where 40 becomes the dividend and 50 is the divisor respectively.
40÷50 = 0.8
Step 2. Now you need to multiply the decimal value by 100 to get the final results in percentage
0.8×100 = 80%
40/50 as a percentage = 80%
Conclusion
Hence you can observe that there are two different steps and both of them are easy for you to understand. You can practice it with different and random fractions to find value to a percentage.
There should be no scope of confusion regarding the conversion of the fraction to decimal since both of them are so easy.
Comparing values of fractions to percentages and vice versa is a very crucial concept in mathematics that is easy for you to understand without much difficulty or problems in the calculation.
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