What is the equivalent decimal for 20%?

2 Answers
Jun 27, 2018

20%=0.2

Explanation:

Percent is basically just parts of hundred so 20% are 20 parts of 100 which is equivalent to 20/100=1/5=0.2

Jun 28, 2018

0.2

Explanation:

Percentage means to be out of 100. So, 20% is equivalent of being 20/100. That evaluates out to 0.20. Removing the unnecessary 0 at the end gives us the decimal 0.2, which is the correct answer.