What is 42 basis points as a decimal?

42 Basis Points as a Decimal

Here we will show you how to convert 42 basis points to decimal. Before we continue, note that 42 basis points as a decimal can be shortened to 42 bps as a decimal or 42 bps in decimal.

A basis point is one percent of one percent, and one percent is one of one hundred. To convert 42 basis points to decimal, we will first convert 42 basis points to percent, and then convert the percent to decimal. Below are the step-by-step instructions to convert 42 basis points to decimal.

Step 1) Convert 42 basis points to percent.
Since one basis point is one percent of one percent, 42 basis points is 42 percent of one percent:

(42 × 1) / 100 = 0.42
42 basis point = 0.42 percent

Step 2) Convert percent to decimal.
Since one percent is one of one hundred, you divide the percent answer from Step 1 by 100 to get the percent to decimal:

0.42 / 100 = 0.0042
0.42 percent = 0.0042 decimal

That was the final step. Here is the answer to 42 basis points as a decimal per calculations above:

42 basis points = 0.0042 as a decimal

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