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More on mills 2009-03-25
From Kenneth:
If I want to express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00, the answer is $0.013. This amount is found by dividing 13 mills by 1000 mills/$1.00.

Can 13 mills be expressed as a decimal part of another amount instead of $1.00? For example, express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.50 or express 13 mills as a decimal part of $0.10. What would these amounts be?

Answered by Robert Dawson.
Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00. 2009-03-13
From Kenneth:
Hello:

I read the following in an old business mathematics textbook: "Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00."

I can determine the answer as follows: There are 1000 mills in or per $1.00. 13 mills divided by 1000 mills/$1.00 equals $0.013, the answer.

My question is as follows: What does "...as a decimal part of $1.00" indicate or represent from "Express 13 mills as a decimal part of $1.00."?

Is (a decimal part of $1.00) any decimal less than $1.00 with the decimal having a dollar sign before it.

I thank you for your reply.

Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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