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Percent
Understand the Meaning of Percent
Objective 1
A
percent
represents a part
per
hundred. For
example, 3% represents 3 per hundred.
Percentages can also be represented as an
equivalent decimal or fraction. For example,
45
45% is equivalent to 0.45 or
.
100
Learn how to Rewrite a Percentage as Decimal
Objective 2
or Fractional Equivalents
To rewrite a
percent as a decimal
equivalent
simply move the decimal point
two places to the
left.
Note: When writing whole percents, there is an
implied decimal point that is generally not written
in. For example, 45% has an implied decimal
point just to the right of the 5. If we wanted to
write in the decimal point, we would write 45.%
which is the same as writing 45%.
To write a percent as a fraction, we first write
the percent as a decimal and then write the
fractional equivalent.
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