Percents
Express a Percent as a Decimal
To express a percent as a decimal:
- Remove the (%) sign
- Move the decimal point 2 spaces to the left (add zeroes as needed)
Example: Change the following percents to decimals.
1) 3% = 3. % = 0.03 2) 527% = 527. % = 5.27 3) 7.008% = 0.07008
Practice: Change the following percents to decimals.
1) 27% |
2) 89% |
3) 50% |
4) 8.35% |
5) 238% |
6) 451% |
7) 78.5% |
8) 603.07% |
9) 0.2% |
10) 0.13% |
11) 2.4% |
12) 0.0096% |
