in reply to Re: Converting percentage into number
in thread Converting percentage into number

Simplifying slightly:

while (<DATA>) { if (/(\d+\.\d+)%/) { print $` . $1 / 100 . $'; } }

But I still prefer my s/// solution as using $` and its friends isn't recommended.

The use of this variable anywhere in a program imposes a considerable performance penalty on all regular expression matches.
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