82% is equivalent to which decimal?

• A. 0.82
• B. 0.8
• C. 0.028
• D. 8.2

Answer: (A)

Converting percentages to decimals: a percent represents a fraction out of 100. So 82% is 82 divided by 100, which equals 0.82. You can also see this by moving the decimal two places to the left: 82 becomes 0.82. The other numbers correspond to different values—0.8 is 80%, 0.028 is 2.8%, and 8.2 is 820% or simply a number much larger than 1. So 82% converts to 0.82.