Question

Rename the following percents as decimals.

$62.9$ $\%$

• A. 6.29
• B. 0.629
• C. 0.0629
• D. 0.00629

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

0.629

To find the percent of a given number, we will multiply it with $100$.

Let the number in decimal be $x$

When converted to percent, the number becomes $x\times 100=62.9$

$\Rightarrow x=\frac{62.9}{100}$

$\Rightarrow x=0.629$