SOLUTION: how do you find simple intrest when the percentage is a whole number and then a decimal like 8.5

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Question 272601: how do you find simple intrest when the percentage is a whole number and then a decimal like 8.5
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To change to a decimal move the decimal two places to the left.
8.5% becomes 0.085