Question

How do you convert 7% to a decimal?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

"Percent" or "%" mean "per 100" or "out of 100".

Therefore, `x%` can be written as: `x/100`

Then, `7% = 7/100 = 0.07`

Answer 2

`7% = 7/100 = 0.07`

Explanation:

A percent means a fraction out of `100`
per cent means 'for every `100`'

`7% = 7/100`

A fraction with a denominator that is a power of `10` can be written as a decimal.

The decimal places represent 'tenths, hundredths, thousandths' etc
Write a decimal with 2 decimal places for hundredths.

`7% = 7/100 = 0.07`

Note that `0.7` would be `7/10 = 70/100 =70%`