To change a percent to a decimal, drop the percent symbol and move the decimal point two places to the left. To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point two places to the right and add a ...To change a percent to a decimal, drop the percent symbol and move the decimal point two places to the left. To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point two places to the right and add a percent symbol. However, we intend to round to the nearest tenth of a percent, so we will carry the division to four decimal places only. (Four places are necessary because we will be moving the decimal point two places to the right.)
