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Write the percent as a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth if the division does not terminate 140%

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1.4

Step-by-step explanation

We want to write the percentage as a decimal.

Since we know that a percentage is basically putting a number in terms of 1/100, we simply have to divide by 100 to get the answer:


140\text{ = }(140)/(100)\text{ = 1.4}

That is 140% as a decimal.

It is a terminating decimal so we do not need to put it in nearest thousandth.

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