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Is 4% 0.04 or 0.4?
It is 0.04, that is, remove the percent sign and move the decimal point forward by two places.

Percent sign, symbol%. A symbol whose denominator is 100.

Meaning: divide an integer into 100 parts, and the number of parts, that is, when the denominator of a fraction is 100, can also be written as x/ 100.

Conversion between percentages and decimals

(1) Decimal system: Delete the percent sign and move the decimal point to the left by two places. For example, 75% can be converted into 0.75.

(2) Decimal percentage: add a percent sign and move the decimal point to the right by two places. For example, 0.62 can be converted into 62%.