Units & Fractions

KWF

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$0.15 can be expressed as 15/100 and as 1/100 X 15. Where should the dollar sign be placed when the fraction 15/100 is used and when 1/100 X 15 is used?

Which are correct:

($15)/100 or 15/($100)

$1/100 X 15, 1/$100 X 15, or 1/100 X $15?
 
Typically units go after all the numbers, i.e. 15 miles / hour. Currency can be different as you have indicated. The position of the dollar sign depends on what you are going to do, i.e divide 15 dollars by 100 = $15/100 (or maybe 15 USD / 100); divide 15 by a hundred dollars = 15/$100; one hundredth times 15 dollars = $( (1/100) 15) or maybe (1/100) $15, and so forth.
 
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