To convert a percentage to its equivalent decimal value, you follow these steps:
1. Understand the Percentage: The given percentage is 83.9%.
2. Dividing by 100: To convert a percentage to a decimal, you divide the percentage by 100. This is because percent means per hundred.
Mathematically, it can be represented as:
[tex]\( \text{Decimal value} = \frac{\text{Percentage}}{100} \)[/tex]
3. Perform the Division:
[tex]\(\text{Decimal value} = \frac{83.9}{100} \)[/tex]
4. Decimal Representation:
The result of this division is 0.8390000000000001.
Hence, the equivalent decimal value of 83.9% is 0.8390000000000001.
