Changing a Percent to a Decimal

Make the percent to decimal.

25%

• 2.5

• 25

• 0.25

Make the percent to decimal.

7%

• .007

• 0.07

• 7

Make the percent to decimal.

142%

• 1.42

• 14.2

• 0.142

Make the percent to decimal.

0.32%

• 32

• 0.32

• 0.0032

To change the percent into a decimal you must...

• Move the decimal to the left two spaces

• Move the decimal to the right two spaces

• Multiply the number by 10

Make the percent to decimal.

245%

• .245

• 0.245

• 2.45

Make the percent to decimal.

7.25%

• 7.25

• 72.5

• 0.0725

Make the percent to decimal.

90%

• 0.90

• 9.0

• 0.09

1/8 as a decimal:

• .13

• .785

• .125

Convert 2/25 from a fraction to a decimal

• 2.25

• .08

• .8