Question

On one day in an ice cream store, 48% of the cones they sell are chocolate. What is 48% written as a decimal?

Answer 1

48% written as a decimal is 0.48.

Explanation:

Conversion of a percentage to decimal:

To realize the conversion of a percentage to decial, we must divide the percentage by 100.

For example, 20% as a decimal is 20/100 = 0.1.

So

What is 48% written as a decimal?

Dividing by 100

48/100 = 0.48

48% written as a decimal is 0.48.