how does 8.7268% be 1.087268?

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
3 hours ago

To convert a percentage to a decimal, you divide the percentage by 100. So, to convert 8.7268% to a decimal:

\[ 8.7268% = \frac{8.7268}{100} = 0.087268 \]

However, if you're looking to convert it into a value that represents something that is 100% plus that percentage, you would do the following:

  1. Convert the percentage to a decimal: \( 0.087268 \)
  2. Add this value to 1 (which represents 100%):

\[ 1 + 0.087268 = 1.087268 \]

Thus, \( 8.7268% \) corresponds to \( 1.087268 \) when you consider it as 100% plus an additional \( 8.7268% \).