How to Convert a Percent to a Decimal

First, I need to remind you about something with decimals:

Remember place values?

So...

At first, we'll do this in two steps:

1	Use the word "percent" to convert the percent to a fraction.
2	Use decimal place values to convert the fraction to a decimal.

Let's go!

Convert 42% to a decimal:

Step 1:	Don't simplify the fraction!
Step 2:

 We can just do it in one row:

Convert 90% to a decimal:

         We don't need this end zero.

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TRY IT:

Convert 65% to a decimal.

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When you get used to this, you can skip that middle part!

Convert 32% to a decimal:

Here's a trick to remember this:

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YOUR TURN:

Convert 56% to a decimal.

Convert 70% to a decimal.

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