Question

A newspaper reporter wrote an article about the amount of a toxin found in a river near a factory. in the articles, the reporter incorrectly used 0.25 as the decimal from of (1 over 4 ℅

what is the right way to write (1 over 4 ℅) as a decimal?​

Answer 1

the answer is and i'm just taking up space here 25%

Answer 2

Answer: a . 0.0025

b. he divided 1 by 4 to obtain the decimal expression of 1/4, but is still a percentage form.

Explanation:

Hi, to write the percentage in decimal form we have to divide it by 100.

(1/4) /100 = 0.0025

The reporter’s error was that he divided 1 by 4 to obtain the decimal expression of 1/4, but is still a percentage form.

1/4 % = 0.25 %

To fix the error he should have divided the result by 100.

0.25 /100 = 0.0025

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