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5.9 is equivalent to 590%

Steps to convert decimal into percentage

1. Multiply both numerator and denominator by 100. We do this to find an equivalent fraction having 100 as the denominator.
   5.9 × 100/100
2. = (5.9 × 100) × 1/100 = 590/100
3. Write in percentage notation: 590%

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