CPM Homework Help : MC2 Problem 7-89

Richard's strategy to change a percent to a decimal is to put the decimal point in front of the percent number. Below is an example of his work. Do you agree with Richard's method? Explain your reasoning.

$8\%=0.8$
$80\%=0.80$
$800\%=0.800$

Hint:

Should $8\%$ , $80\%$ , and $800\%$ all be represented as equivalent decimals?
If not, there is a flaw with Richard's strategy.

Possible Answer:

No, because converting from a percent to a decimal involves dividing by $100$ or shifting the decimal place to the left twice.