To convert the percentage 1230% into a decimal using long division, you follow these steps:
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Understand that dividing by 100 effectively moves the decimal point two places to the left.
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Start with 1230. To convert it to a decimal, you divide it by 100.
Here is how the long division looks:
1230 รท 100
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12.30
Steps for long division:
- 100 goes into 1230 twelve times (100 * 12 = 1200).
- Subtract 1200 from 1230, which leaves you with 30.
- Bring down two zeros (since we are dividing by 100) after the decimal point.
- 100 goes into 300 three times (100 * 3 = 300).
- Subtract 300 from 300, leaving you with 0.
Thus, 1230 divided by 100 equals 12.30, which simplifies to 12.3 in decimal form.
The answer is: 12.3