In a recent year, the united states census
bureau reported that 0.3% of the population
in the united states was japanese. write
this percent as a decimal and as a fraction.
then interpret its meaning as a ratio of the
united states population.

As a decimal:

As a fraction:

The meaning as a ratio of the United State population is:

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that that the United States Census Bureau reported that 0.3% of the population in the United States was Japanese, then:

To write this percent as a decimal, you must divide it by 100 (which is the same as moving the decimal point two places to the left):

To write it as a fraction you must multiply 0.3% by 100:

Notice that the numerator has a decimal in terms of tenths. To change it to a whole number you can multiply the numerator and the denominator by 10. Then:

Based on this, you can interpret the meaning as a ratio of the United State population. This is:

step-by-step explanation: