Step by step
The question
Question: write 47% as a decimal.
47%
1 Write it over 100
Percent means out of 100.
So 47% is 47/100.
= 47100
2 Write the decimal
100 has 2 zeros.
So the decimal has 2 digits after the point.
100: 2 zeros → 2 digits after the point
47 hundredths is 0.47.
= 0.47
The short way: the point moves 2 places to the left.
47% → 0.47
the point moves 2 places left
3 Check
Let's check: go back.
0.47 is 47 hundredths.
So it is 47%.
So the answer is right!
Check: 0.47 = 47100 = 47%
Let's look back.
First: write it over 100.
Then: write the decimal.
Last: check.
Answer
= 0.47