A brief introduction:
'Percent (%)' means 'out of one hundred':
1,522% = 1,522 'out of one hundred',
p% is read p 'percent',
1,522% can be written as a fraction: 1,522/100
The number above the fraction bar is the numerator.
The number under the fraction bar is the denominator.
1,522% can be written as a division of two numbers:
1,522% = 1,522 ÷ 100
Write 1,522% as a positive decimal number:
1,522% =
1,522/100 =
1,522 ÷ 100 =
15.22
The answer:
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1,522% converted to a positive decimal number:
1,522% = 15.22
In other words: 1) Remove the percent sign % + 2) Shift the decimal separator two places to the left.
The symbols used: % percent, ÷ division, × multiplication, = the equal sign, / the fraction bar, ≈ approximately the same. Writing numbers: comma ',' - as a thousands separator, point '.' as a decimal mark.
How to convert percentages to numbers: 1) Remove the percent sign % 2) Shift the decimal separator two places to the left