Changing Percents to Decimals

Changing Percents to Decimals

Percent

• Percent means out of 100

• Compares part to whole

• Percents can be larger than 100 or smaller than 1, but they always compare a number to 100

Changing a Percent to a Decimal

Move the decimal Point

• Always move the decimal 2 spots to the LEFT

Multiple Choice

Write the percent as a decimal
65%

• 0.65

• 6.5

• 65

• 650

Multiple Choice

What is 70% turned into a decimal?

• 0.70

• 7.0

• 70.0

• .007

Multiple Choice

Which is the decimal for 3.5%?

• 3.5
• 0.35
• 0.0035
• 0.035

Multiple Choice

Which fraction is equivalent to the following percentage?

39%

• 39/10

• 39/100

• 39/1000

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Make the percent to decimal.

7%

• .007

• 0.07

• 7

• 70

Multiple Choice

Make the percent to decimal.

142%

• 1.42

• 14.2

• 142.

• 0.142

Percent as a Decimal

Percent as a Decimal

Multiple Choice

What is 43% as a decimal?

• 43.100

• 4.3

• 0.43

• 0.043

Multiple Choice

What is 60% as a decimal?

• 6.0

• 0.6

• 0.06

• 60.100

Multiple Choice

How would you show 100% as a decimal?

• 1.00

• 0.100

• 0.0100

• 1.11