Understanding and applying percentages of quantities

Convert 5% to decimal.

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 0.005

• 0.5%

What is 90% as a decimal?

• .85

• .9

• .09

• 1.3

Convert the PERCENT to a DECIMAL

132%

• 0.132

• 1.32

• 132.00

• 13.2

Change 56% to a decimal

• .56

• 56

• 5.6

• .056

Answer explanation

To change a percentage to a decimal, divide it by 100. Therefore, 56% as a decimal is 0.56. The correct choice is .56.

What is .92 as a percent?

• 9.2%
• 92%

Mathematical Equivalence

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What is 34 % as a decimal?

• 0.34
• 0.034
• 3.4
• 3.0034

Express 60% as a decimal.

• 0.6%

• 6

• 0.06

• 0.6

Write 0.28 as a percent.

• 0.28%

• 280%

• 28%

• 0.0028%

What is 0.25 as a percentage?

• 0.0025%

• 0.025%

• 25%

• 2.5%