Question

Express as decimal fraction:
$4.5\%$

Answer 1

Step : Expressing the given percentage as decimal fraction

Given,
$4.5\%$
[Remove the sign of percentage and at the same time divide by $100$]

$4.5\%=\frac{4.5}{100}$

$=0.045$

[When a whole number is divided by $100$, decimal point is placed just after two digits from the right]

Hence, the decimal fraction of $4.5\%$ is $0.045$.