Divide a percent by 100 and remove the percent sign to convert from a percent to a decimal. The shortcut way to convert from a percentage to a decimal is by removing the percent sign and moving the decimal point 2 places to the left.
example: 3.25% = 3.25 over 100 or,
3.25%=3.25100
3.25
%
=
3.25
100
3.25 over 100 is the same as 3.25 divided by 100. Completing the division we get:
3.25 ÷ 100 = 0.0325
Therefore, we have shown that
3.25% = 0.0325
