What is 3 tenths as a percent?

First of all, its easiest to deal with this problem as a decimal so remember that three tenths is .3 To change any number into a percent, simply multiply by 100. In this example: .3 * 100 = 30 The answer is 30 percent. This works for all numbers including very small numbers like 5 thousandths. Five thousandths = .005 = .5 percent (.005 x 100 = .5)