Percent to Decimal Calculator

Convert percentages to decimal numbers with ease.

Calculator

Enter Your Percentage

Enter the percentage you want to convert

Number of decimal places in the result

Table of Contents

1 What is a Decimal?
2 How to Convert Percent to Decimal
3 Percent to Decimal - Practical Examples
Definition

What is a Decimal?

A decimal is a number that uses a decimal point to separate the whole number part from the fractional part. For example:

Example:
0.75
This means 75 hundredths, or 75/100
Steps

How to Convert Percent to Decimal

To convert a percentage to a decimal:

  1. 1
    Remove the percent sign (%)
  2. 2
    Divide the number by 100

For example, to convert 75% to a decimal:

Example:
75% = 75 ÷ 100 = 0.75
Examples

Percent to Decimal - Practical Examples

Example 1 Simple Percentage

Convert 50% to a decimal.

Result: 0.5

Example 2 Percentage with Decimal

Convert 12.5% to a decimal.

Result: 0.125

Example 3 Whole Number Percentage

Convert 100% to a decimal.

Result: 1.0

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