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Why is 9.2% written as .092 in decimal form?

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Answer:

Normally, to calculate 9.2 percent, you would multiply a number by 9.2 percent and then you would take the product of that and divide it by 100 to get the answer.

Instead, you can simply multiply a number by 9.2 as a decimal to get the answer.

9.2 percent means 9.2 per hundred. Therefore, to get 9.2 as a decimal, all you have to do is divide 9.2 by 100 like so:

9.2 ÷ 100 = 0.092

Shortcut: When you divide anything by 100, just move the decimal point two places to the left.

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