'Percent (%)' means 'out of one hundred':
50.89% = 50.89 'out of one hundred',
50.89% can be written as a fraction: 50.89/100
The number above the fraction bar is the numerator.
The number under the fraction bar is the denominator.
50.89% can be written as a division of two numbers:
50.89% = 50.89 ÷ 100
Write 50.89% as a positive decimal number:
50.89% =
50.89/100 =
50.89 ÷ 100 =
50.89% converted to a positive decimal number:
50.89% = 0.5089
Rounded off to a max. of 2 decimal places:
50.89% ≈ 0.51
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