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Enrollment at jacksonville middle school increased by 3% this year. Sofia says that the increase, written as a decimal, is 0.3, Is sofia correct, explain.​

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Answer:

Sofia is not correct. 3% written as a decimal is 0.03

Explanation:

The decimal form of a percent is found by moving the decimal point two times to the left (For example 3.0 to 0.03)

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