CLASS-8
CONVERSION OF PERCENTAGE INTO DECIMAL

CONVERSION OF PERCENTAGE INTO DECIMAL

To convert a percentage into a decimal, We have to remove the % sign and shift the decimal point in the number by two places to the left.

                             5

Example.1)   5 %  ( = -------- )  =  0.05            (Ans.)

                            100

 

                              2.5

Example.2)   2.5 %  ( = -------- )  =  0.025          (Ans.)

                              100