ANSWERS:
2 places, right, percent
(1) 1120%
(2) 346.2%
(3) .501%
(4) 6400%
(5) 5%
CONVERTING PERCENT TO DECIMALS
To convert a percent (%) to a decimal, we move the decimal point two places to the left and
drop the % sign.
(1) To convert 12.5% to a decimal, we would move the decimal point
places to the
and drop the
sign.
12.5% = .12 5% = .125
(2) Example: Convert 19.3% to a decimal.
Move the
places to the
.
Then
the percent sign.
19.3% =
NOTE: If the percent does not have at least two digits to the left of the decimal point, put in zeros
before proceeding.
Example: Change .5% to a decimal.
There are no digits to the left of the decimal point.
We need two digits there.
So we write .5% as 00.5% and then convert:
00.5% = .005
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