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What is 14.2% expressed as a decimal?
(i think its 0.142)

User Ajmal VH
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Hi there! To turn a percent like 14.2 we make our denominator 100 so that we have 14.2/100. 14.2÷100=0.142. Therefore, you were correct.
User Keatinge
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