Convert 0.005 to a percent.

To convert a decimal to a percentage, you multiply the decimal by 100. In this case, converting 0.005 involves the following steps:

1. Take the decimal: 0.005.

2. Multiply by 100:

( 0.005 \times 100 = 0.5 ).

This means that 0.005 as a percentage is 0.5%.

Understanding this conversion process is crucial in various applications, especially in fields dealing with percentages like finance, statistics, and environmental science.