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How do you turn a percentage into a decimal?

 

Example:               15% = ?

Please answer this question in sum form like: 3 + 6 = 9

 Oct 21, 2015

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15%  ......there is an implied decimal point after the "5"

 

Drop the "%"  sign and move the decimal two places to the left  = .15

 

Another example  :   23.6%   =   .236

 

Finally :   .006%   =   .00006

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Oct 21, 2015
 #1
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Best Answer

15%  ......there is an implied decimal point after the "5"

 

Drop the "%"  sign and move the decimal two places to the left  = .15

 

Another example  :   23.6%   =   .236

 

Finally :   .006%   =   .00006

 

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Oct 21, 2015

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