converting percent to decimal 

Definition of Percentage

• A percentage is defined as a number expressed in relation to 100.

Conversion of Percentage to Decimal

• To convert a percentage to a decimal, follow these steps:

  1. Remove the percent symbol (%) from the number.

  2. Place a decimal point to the right of the number.

  3. Move the decimal point two places to the left.

• Moving the decimal point two places to the left positions the last digit in the hundredths place.

Example of Converting a Percentage to Decimal

• Convert 12% to a decimal:

  1. Rewrite 12% without the percent symbol: 12.

  2. Add a decimal point to the right of the last digit: 12.

  3. Move the decimal point two places to the left: 0.12.

• The final answer is 0.12, which represents 12 hundredths.