SOLUTION: convert 0.34% to a decimal

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Question 496768: convert 0.34% to a decimal
Found 2 solutions by deborabr, lmeeks54:
Answer by deborabr(181) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.34% = 0,34/100 = 0,0034

Answer by lmeeks54(111) About Me  (Show Source):
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The definition of percent (%) is important. Percent is essentially some part of something in 100ths. 1% = one one-hundredth. That is the same as 0.01, which means that reflecting a number as a percent means moving the decimal point two places to the right.
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Therefore, converting a percentage back to a decimal would mean moving the decimal two places back to the left. 34% is the same as 0.34; but we are asked to convert 0.34% to a decimal. Moving the decimal point two places left gives us:
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0.34% = 0.0034
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cheers,
Lee