```
float f = 0.479f;
Console.WriteLine(f.ToString("p1"));

```

The output: 47.9 %

What should I pass to ToString() in order to remove the percentage sign for output like this:

> 
> 47.9
> 
> 
> 

EDIT. I should have mentioned that I am passing the mask to a 3rd party component that does it's thing with it. I can't perform any acrobatics with the numbers unfortunately. It has to be the mask that does the trick.