I have 5 ? to ask there are here

1. mr.mcgurik surveyed the students in his class and found that 45% of them said their favorite color was red what decimal reprecents this amount ?

2. a state sales tax is 6.75% write this percent as a decimal.

3. when Akil golfs, 85% of the time he hits the green on his second shot what decimal reprecents this amount?

4. the sales tax on Caden's groceries was 6.5% write this percent as a decimal.

5. the interest rate Calvin is earning on his bank account is 4% write this percent as a decimal.



Answer :

To convert a percent into a decimal, you have to divide it by [tex]100\%[/tex]

1. [tex]45\%\div100\%=0.45[/tex]
2. [tex]6.75\%\div 100\%=0.0675[/tex]
3. [tex]85\%\div100\%=0.85[/tex]
4. [tex]6.5\5\div100\%=0.065[/tex]
5. [tex]4\%\div100\%=0.04[/tex]

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