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Title: Convert Percentage into a Decimal

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S4-L1

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Lesson Steps

Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Convert percents into decimal \$89%\$.
2	Step	Given percentage is	\$89%\$
3	Step	Drop the % symbol and divide by 100 to convert a percentage into a decimal number	\$89 / 100\$
4	Step	Finally, we arrived at the number	\$0.89\$
5	SumUp	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
6	Choice.A	It is correct because it correctly represents the decimal form of 89%	0.89
7	Choice.B	It is incorrect because it represents the whole number without converting the percentage to a decimal	89
8	Choice.C	This is not the correct decimal representation of 89%	98
9	Choice.D	This is incorrect because it is the result of a simple division by 10, not by 100	9.8
10	Answer	Option	A
11	SumUp	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Convert percents into decimal \$89%\$.

Step

Given percentage is

\$89%\$

Step

Drop the % symbol and divide by 100 to convert a percentage into a decimal number

\$89 / 100\$

Step

Finally, we arrived at the number

\$0.89\$

SumUp

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

It is correct because it correctly represents the decimal form of 89%

0.89

Choice.B

It is incorrect because it represents the whole number without converting the percentage to a decimal

Choice.C

This is not the correct decimal representation of 89%

Choice.D

This is incorrect because it is the result of a simple division by 10, not by 100

9.8

Answer

Option

SumUp

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?