Convert 9.7 to percent

Convert 9.7 to percent.
970%
0.097%
9700%
0.97%

The correct answer and explanation is:

The correct answer is 970%.

To convert a decimal number to a percentage, multiply the number by 100 and then add the percentage symbol (%). Here is how you do it:

1. Take the decimal number, which is 9.7.
2. Multiply 9.7 by 100:
   9.7×100=9709.7 \times 100 = 970.
3. Finally, append the percentage symbol to the result:
   970%.

This conversion works because percentages are simply a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. When you convert a decimal to a percentage, you are essentially saying how much the decimal value represents out of 100 parts.

For example:

• 0.097 as a decimal would be 9.7% after multiplying by 100.
• 0.97 as a decimal would be 97% after multiplying by 100.

The other options:

• 0.097% would be the result if you converted 0.00097 (not 9.7) into a percentage.
• 9700% is incorrect because that would correspond to 97 when multiplied by 100.

Therefore, 970% is the correct answer when converting 9.7 into a percentage.