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How to write a percent as a decimal…

Divide the percent by 100 or move the decimal point two places to the left

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a. 85.3%

b. 23%

c. 76%

d. 8.5%

e. 47.8%

f. 95.3%

g. 3 ¼ %

h. 92 ½ %

i. 8 1/5 %

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Alaska is the largest state, making up more than 16% of the land area of the United States.

Write 16% as a decimal.4

According to the Administration on Aging, about 28% of the population of the U.S. is 19 years of age or younger.

Write this percent as a decimal.

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How to write a decimal as a percent…

Multiply the decimal by 100 or move the decimal point two places to the right

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a. 0.347

b. 0.64

c. 0.875

d.0.121

e.0.33

f. 0.4197

Nearly 0.02 of the world’s fresh water comes from the Antarctic Icecap.

Write 0.02 as a percent.8

In 1790, about 0.05 of the population of the United States lived in an urban setting.

Write 0.05 as a percent. 9

Fraction Decimal Percent

4/5

0.10

0.5

¾

67

25

10

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