Question

What is 75 hundredths as a decimal?

• A. 7.5
• B. 0.75
• C. 0.075
• D. 0.07

Answer 1

The correct option is B

0.75

One-hundredth is the same as $\frac{1}{100}.$

$\therefore 75\text{hundredths}=\frac{75}{100}$

Note that 75 and 75.0 are equivalent.

When we divide a decimal by 100, we move the decimal point two places to the left.

$\therefore \frac{75.0}{100}=0.75$

$\therefore 75\text{hundredths}=0.75$