35.4% Expressed as a decimal because?
0.354 as a decimal; however, I don't understand the "because" part of your question.
When you need to multiply or divide by some percentage, you must first convert it to a decimal.
For example, if the sales tax in a county or state is 8.75%, then you multiply the total of the taxable items you purchased and by .0875 in order to get the sales tax amount to be added to the order.
To express a percentage as a decimal, you simply divide it by 100. In this case, to express 35.4% as a decimal, you divide 35.4 by 100.
35.4 ÷ 100 = 0.354
Therefore, 35.4% as a decimal is 0.354.
To express a percentage as a decimal, you need to divide the percentage value by 100.
In this case, to convert 35.4% to a decimal, you divide 35.4 by 100:
35.4 ÷ 100 = 0.354
So, 35.4% expressed as a decimal is 0.354.