To convert a percent to a whole number, you need to understand that ‘percent’ means ‘per hundred.’ This means that you can treat the percent as a fraction out of 100.
For example, suppose you have 75%. To convert this to a whole number, you can follow these simple steps:
- Remove the percent sign (%) from the number, leaving you with just the number: 75.
- Then, divide this number by 100: 75 ÷ 100 = 0.75.
So, 75% expressed as a whole number is 0.75. If you’re looking for a whole number based on a specific total (for instance, in a situation where you want to know what 75% of 200 is), you would multiply the total by the percentage in decimal form:
- Convert the percent to a decimal (which we’ve already done): 75% = 0.75.
- Multiply by the total: 0.75 × 200 = 150.
This means that 75% of 200 equals 150, which is a whole number. Generally, changing a percent to a whole number involves recognizing how it relates to the whole (100) and using multiplication or division as appropriate.