Question

What do we get when we convert $20\%$ to a decimal?

• A. 0.5
• B. 0.2
• C. 1.2
• D. 20

Answer 1

The correct option is B 0.2

Given, we need to convert 20% into a decimal.
'Per cent means per hundred. So, 20% means 20 out of hundred.
So, to convert a percentage into a decimal we divide the number by 100.
So, $20\%=\frac{20}{100}=\frac{2}{10}=\frac{1}{5}=0.2$