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What is the decimal form of 12 percent?
We begin by considering the percentage 12 percent. By definition, a percentage can be expressed as 𝑝 out of 100. This means the percentage 12 percent can be written as 12 over 100.
We recall that, in general, a percentage 𝑝 percent can be expressed as a terminating
decimal 𝑑 using the formula 𝑑 equals 𝑝 over 100. So, we can express 12 percent as a decimal by dividing by 100, which is to move all
digits two decimal place values to the right. We can then place a zero in the ones place to show there is no whole number part of
the decimal. Therefore, the percentage 12 percent can be expressed as the terminating decimal
0.12.
