What is PERCENTAGE?

A percent is the ratio of a number to 100. The symbol % is

used to indicate that a number is a percent.
Examples:
40% 50% 60%

The word percent means “per hundred.” So 40% means

“40 out of 100.”
Percentage to Decimal
In writing percentage to decimal, just…
◦delete the percent (%) sign then;
◦move the decimal point two places to the left.
Example:
43.% = 0.43
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Convert the following percentage to decimal.
1. 51%
2. 63%
3. 88%
4. 92%
5. 100%
Decimal to Percentage
In writing decimal to percentage, just…
◦move the decimal point two places to the right, then;
◦write the percentage sign.
Examples:
0.07 = 7% 0.3123 = 31.23%
0.3 = 30. %
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Convert the following decimals to percentage.
1. 0.02
2. 0.45
3. 0.68
4. 0.72
5. 0.9