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A recent report indicated that a certain state had the lowest percentage of residents with no health insurance at 9 9/10%. Express the percent as a decimal.

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In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

percent = 9 9/10 %

Step 02:

percent ===> decimal


9\text{ }(9)/(10)\text{ = 9 + }(9)/(10)=(90+9)/(10)=(99)/(10)=9.9

The answer is:

9.9

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