SOLUTION: how do you write 148% as a decimal

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Question 1134358: how do you write 148% as a decimal
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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recall: 1% = 1%2F100
148% as a decimal is 148%2F100
you can simplify it dividing both numerator and denominator by 4
148%2F100=37%2F25

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you write 148% as a decimal 
It's simply: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+148%2F100%2C+%22=%22%2C+1.48%29%29

Since we're DIVIDING by 100, the final answer is derived by simply moving the decimal point in 148 (the numerator), 2 (TWO) places to the left.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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148% of something = 1.48 times it.