Question

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

Answer 1

ANSWER

1.4

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:

$140\text{ = }\frac{140}{100}\text{ = 1.4}$

That is 140% as a decimal.

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