How do I calculate decimal percentages?

Question

Am I making this harder than it seems? 6.325%. Do I just times my number by .06325?

Answer 1

That's basically it! But it is a little mind-warping when you talk about an increase or decrease by some percent.

6.3% of x is 0.063 times x.

If a cost increases by 6.3% -- then the cost is now 1.063 times what it was.

If a cost decreases by 6.3% then it is now (1-0.063) times what it was.

Answer 2

You are correct. In this kind of a percentage, in order to get the decimal you move the point two spaces to the left and add a zero. What you're really doing here is dividing your mixed number by 100. Remember though that .06325 is NOT .06325%.

Answer 3

To change a percentage to decimal, move the decimal place two places to the left and drop the percentage sign.

To change a decimal to percentage, move the decimal place two place to the right and affix the percentage sign.

What you have done is perfectly correct. Yes, just multiply it with the number related to the problem.

Answer 4

To create a decimal percentage from any percentage, just move the decimal point two places to the left, which you did.

Then use that to multiply.

Bravo!

Answer 5

Percentage means per 100, so just take your percent and express it as a fraction. 6.325/100, then you break the fraction into a decimal by dividing 6.325 by 100. Thus you get 0.06325, so you are in fact correct.

Answer 6

If you move the decimal point one position to the left, you divided by 10, if you move it one position to the right, you've multiplied it by 10. The same goes for 2 positions move = x 100, 3 positions = x 1000, etc.

6.325% / 10 = .6325%
6.325% x 10 = 63.25%, etc
6.325%x 100 = 632.5%

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Yes, that's right!

Answer 9

yep

Answer 10

give more information dont get what your saying