Question

How do you write 78% as a decimal

Answer 1

Any number with a percent can be written like this:

$\frac{x}{100}$

in this case, we have 78%, then:

$\begin{gathered} \text{ 78\%=} \\ \frac{78}{100}=0.78 \end{gathered}$

therefore, 78% is 0.78