Pre-Algebra

How to solve

Percent means per hundred. Decimal → percent multiplies by 100; percent → decimal divides by 100.

Steps

  1. Percent → decimal: move the decimal point two places LEFT.
  2. Decimal → percent: move it two places RIGHT.
  3. The prompt states which direction is wanted.

Example

Write 6% as a decimal.

  1. 6 ÷ 100 = 0.06.

Answer: 0.06

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