Question

you can use a model to represent a percent. this model shows 25%. \percent\ means \per hundred.\ 25 percent means 25 per hundred. write 25% as a decimal. 25% = \boxed{}

Explanation:

Step1: Recall percent to decimal conversion

To convert a percent to a decimal, we divide by 100 (since "percent" means "per hundred"). So for 25%, we perform the operation \( 25\div100 \).

Step2: Perform the division

\( 25\div100 = 0.25 \). This is because dividing a number by 100 moves the decimal point two places to the left. For 25, the decimal point is after the 5 (i.e., 25.0), and moving it two places left gives 0.25.

Answer:

\( 0.25 \)