Question

What is the decimal equivalent of this percent?

9,550%
Select one of the options below as your answer: A. .955 B. 9.55 C. 95.5 D. 955

Answer 1

do you know where the decimal point is in 9,550?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

if you do not see the decimal point, that automatically means that it is at the rightmost part of your number. so the decimal point in 9,550 is

9,550 \(\large . \leftarrow \text{decimal point}\)

Answer 4

now move that point two numbers to the right..

Answer 5

i mean left*

Answer 6

95.50?

Answer 7

yup :D but note that 95.50 is also equal to 95.5 (unless it's money)

Answer 8

oh wait...95.5 = 95.50 EVEN in money :)