What is 1.05 written as a percent?
A1.05%
B10.5%
C15.0%
D105%
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 105%
1. Start with the decimal 1.05.
2. Move the decimal point two places to the right: 1.05 becomes 105.
3. Add the percent sign.
4. This gives 105%, and since 1.05 is greater than 1, the result is correctly more than 100%.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Percents", section 6.1 Understand Percent_
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