Chapter 23, Problem 1A

Express 5.037 as a percent.

To determine

To express the given value in percent.

Answer to Problem 1A

$503.7\%$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

A value is given as $5.037$.

Calculation:

We have been given a number as $5.037$.

As we know that to express a number into percentage we shift decimal point two places to the right. i.e.

$5.037=503.7\times 0.01=503.7\%\left\{\frac{1}{100}=0.01=1\%\right\}$

Hence, $5.037$ $=$ $503.7\%$