Question

Recent statistics showed that 25.8% of the population of City A was under 18 years old and 0.2% of the country's

population was natives of Island B and Island C. Express these two percents as decimals.

Answer 1

To express percentages as decimals, we divide the percentage value by 100.

1. 25.8% of the population of City A under 18 years old:
25.8% expressed as a decimal = 25.8 / 100 = 0.258

2. 0.2% of the country's population as natives of Island B and Island C:
0.2% expressed as a decimal = 0.2 / 100 = 0.002

Therefore:
- 25.8% is equivalent to 0.258 as a decimal.
- 0.2% is equivalent to 0.002 as a decimal.

Answer 2

To express a percentage as a decimal, we need to divide by 100.

For the population under 18 years old in City A, we have:

25.8% = 25.8/100 = 0.258

So, 25.8% as a decimal is 0.258.

For the percentage of the country's population that are natives of Island B and Island C, we have:

0.2% = 0.2/100 = 0.002

So, 0.2% as a decimal is 0.002.