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How to Divide Mixed Number Percents to Whole Numbers

Just as you can have mixed fractions, you can also have mixed percents. A mixed percent combines a whole number percentage with a fraction of a percent, such as 5 1/2 percent, 17 3/8 percent or 1 1/9 percent. To use one of these numbers as a divisor for a whole number, you must first convert it into its decimal form. Then you can use the rules of decimal division to divide it into the whole number.

Instructions

    • 1

      Convert the fractional portion of the mixed number into a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator. For example, the fractional portion of 10 3/4 percent equals 0.75.

    • 2

      Add the decimal to the whole number portion of the percent. For example, 10 + 0.75 = 10.75 percent

    • 3

      Divide this number by 100: 10.75 / 100 = 0.1075

    • 4

      Set up the division problem between the decimal and the whole number. For example, 2 / 0.1075.

    • 5

      Move the converted fraction's decimal point over until it becomes a whole number. Move the dividend's decimal point over an equal number of places, filling any empty place values with zeros. For instance, 2 / 0.1075 becomes 20,000 / 1,075.

    • 6

      Perform the division, placing the answer's decimal point directly above the dividend's decimal point.

      20,000 / 1,075 = 18.6

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