Understanding Percentages and Decimals

The video tutorial explains how to convert 113.9% into a decimal. It begins by defining the percentage as 'per hundred' and demonstrates the conversion process by dividing 113.9 by 100. The tutorial further explains how moving the decimal point to the left corresponds to dividing by powers of ten. Finally, it concludes with the result of the conversion, which is 1.139.

What does the percent symbol (%) represent?

• Per unit

• Per ten

• Per hundred

• Per thousand

How do you convert 113.9% into a decimal?

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 10

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 100

What happens to the decimal point when you divide a number by 100?

• It moves two places to the left

• It moves two places to the right

• It stays the same

• It moves one place to the left

If you divide a number by 1,000, how many places does the decimal point move?

• Three places to the left

• Two places to the left

• One place to the right

• Three places to the right

What is the decimal equivalent of 113.9%?

• 11.39

• 1.139

• 0.1139

• 113.9