Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Personal Finance - 8.1 Percent, Sales Tax and Discounts - Exercise Set 8.1 - Page 496: 61

Answer

To express a percent as a decimal number, we move the decimal point two places to the left and remove the percentage sign. For example: 83% = 0.83

Work Step by Step

It is quite simple to express a percent as a decimal number. To express a percent as a decimal number, we move the decimal point two places to the left and remove the percentage sign. For example: 83% = 0.83
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