Question

if 4% of packages get lost in the mall, then which DECIMAL best represents the amount of packages lost in the mall?​

Answer 1

0.04

Explanation:

We know that 4% of packages are lost in the mail, but we want to know the decimal.

We must convert 4% to a decimal. There are 2 ways to do this.

1.

Remove percent sign and divide by 100.

4%

4

4/100

0.04

2.

Remove percent sign and move decimal place two spots to the left.

4%

4 = 4.0

4.0 --> 0.4 --> 0.04

0.04 of the packages are lost in the mail.