Change the percents to decimals.

14. [tex]26 \% = \square[/tex]

15. [tex]79 \% = \square[/tex]

Multiply or divide these decimals without a calculator.



Answer :

Sure! Let's convert these percentages to decimals step-by-step:

### Converting Percent to Decimal

When you are converting a percentage to a decimal, you simply divide the percentage by 100.

#### For [tex]$26\%$[/tex]:

1. Express the percent as a fraction:
[tex]\[ 26\% = \frac{26}{100} \][/tex]
2. Divide the numerator by the denominator:
[tex]\[ \frac{26}{100} = 0.26 \][/tex]

So,
[tex]\[ 26\% = 0.26 \][/tex]

#### For [tex]$79\%$[/tex]:

1. Express the percent as a fraction:
[tex]\[ 79\% = \frac{79}{100} \][/tex]
2. Divide the numerator by the denominator:
[tex]\[ \frac{79}{100} = 0.79 \][/tex]

So,
[tex]\[ 79\% = 0.79 \][/tex]

### Final Answers:
14) [tex]$26\% = 0.26$[/tex]

15) [tex]$79\% = 0.79$[/tex]

These are the decimal equivalents of the given percentages.