Percents - Cool math Prealgebra Help Lessons - How to Convert a Percent to a Decimal

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Coolmath Prealgebra
Percents Lesson 3 - How to Convert a Percent to a Decimal
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---- This prealgebra lesson explains how to convert (change) a percent to a decimal.

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We can just do it in one row:

Convert 90% to a decimal:

90% = 90 / 100 = .90
We don't need this end zero.

TRY IT:

Convert 65% to a decimal.

When you get used to this, you can skip that middle part!

Convert 32% to a decimal:

Here's a trick to remember this:

There are two little circles on the percent symbol... So, move the decimal point two places to the left!

YOUR TURN:

Convert 56% to a decimal.

Convert 70% to a decimal.

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