Question

A recent survey indicates that 0.25% of families in a particular area do not have at least one television in their home. Which is the correct decimal form for the given percent? Circle the correct answer.

0.25
0.0025
25.0
0.025

Answer 1

B) 0.0025

Explanation:

You always move the decimal two places to the left when you want to find the decimal form of a percent.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the correct decimal form

To convert a percent into a decimal, all you need is to divide that number by 100. If you want to convert a decimal into a percent, all you need to do is to multiply that number by 100.

Since we have a percent, we want to convert it into a decimal by dividing it by 100

`0.25\% / 100`

`0.0025`

Answer: Option B,
`0.0025`