Algebra 1 : Decimals and Percentage
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Example Question #34 : How To Find Percentage Equivalent To A Decimal
Rewrite the following decimal as a percent.
Rewrite the following decimal as a percent.
To convert between decimals and percents, we simply need to move the decimal point.
When going from a decimal to a percent, move the point two spaces to the right.
When going from a percent to a decimal, move the point two spaces to the left.
So this,
Becomes
Example Question #41 : Decimals And Percentage
Convert 
To convert a decimal (or whole number) to a percentage, take the decimal and multiply it by 100.
Example Question #42 : Decimals And Percentage
Convert 
To convert any decimal to a percentage, take the number and multiply it by 100. This is the same concept as moving the decimal point two places to the right.
This is all you need to do to convert it.
Example Question #43 : Decimals And Percentage
Express the decimal as a percent.
0.561%
56.1%
5.61%
0.000561%
5.61%
To find the percent, we take the decimal and multiply it by
The answer is then the equivalent percent.
5.61%
Example Question #44 : Decimals And Percentage
Express the decimal as a percentage.
71%
0.071%
7.1%
0.0071%
71%
To find the percent, we take the decimal and multiply it by
The answer is then the equivalent percent.
71%
Example Question #1 : How To Find Decimal Equivalent To A Percentage
Which of the following numbers is the decimal equivalent of 80%?
80
8
0.8
0.008
0.08
0.8
80% can be thought of as 80% of one. Percents also refer to numbers out of 100, thus, our decimal can be calculated by taking 80/100. This would result in 8/10 after simplifying, which is equivalent to 0.8.
80% = 80/100 = 8/10 = "eight tenths," or 0.8
Example Question #2 : How To Find Decimal Equivalent To A Percentage
Express 32% in decimal form.
To express a percentage as a decimal, imagine a decimal at the end of the percentage 
Example Question #1 : How To Find Decimal Equivalent To A Percentage
What is the simplest fraction that represents 88%?
The word percent, or per cent, means of every one hundred, so 88% can be expressed:
Example Question #45 : Decimals And Percentage
Andre borrows $80 from you. If he pays you back 40% of that money, how much money is he giving you?
To find 40% of $80, you must turn 40% into a decimal.
Example Question #46 : Decimals And Percentage
Convert 74% to a decimal.
The decimal in 74% is located between the 4 and the '%'. So think of 74% as 74.0%. Then move that decimal point two digits to the left and erase the '%' so that it is written as 0.74
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