1.3 as a percent would be 130%
"Percent" means "per 100" or "over 100". So, to convert 1.3 to percent we rewrite 1.3 in terms of "per 100" or over 100.
Multiply 1.3 by 100/100. Since 100/100 = 1, we are only multiplying by 1 and not changing the value of our number.
[tex]\frac{1.3}{1}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{100}{100}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{130}{100}[/tex]
130/100 is 130 over 100 and means 130 per 100. 130 "per 100" means 130 "percent" or 130%
Therefore, we have shown that
1.3 = 130%
