PERCENT TO DECIMAL

The topic for today is percent to decimal,

A percent can be expressed using the percent symbol %. A percent is equivalent to a fraction with denominator 100. Although percentages are usually used to express numbers between zero and one, any dimensionless proportionality can be expressed as a percentage. The fundamental concept to remember when performing calculations with percentages is that the percent symbol can be treated as being equivalent to the pure number constant 1 / 100 = 0.01.

Calculating the conversion from percents to decimals is done with division. In this way you know how to work out percentages

Converting from a percent to a decimal is done by dividing the percentage value by 100.

For example, 10% is 10/100 = 0.10

67.5% is 67.5/100 = 0.675

A decimal number is a floating-point value that consists of a sign, a numeric value where each digit in the value ranges from 0 to 9, and a scaling factor that indicates the position of a floating decimal point that separates the integral and fractional parts of the numeric value. The decimal point is the most important part of a Decimal Number. It is exactly to the right of the Units position. Without it, we would be lost ... and not know what each position meant.

To know more on on how to divide decimals click here.