Why does SQL Server round off results of dividing two integers?

Question

I have a table with a smallint column that contains percentages as whole numbers (i.e., 50, 75, 85, etc.)

When I divide this column by 100, as in

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Answer 1

You're dividing 2 integers which results in another integer.

It should possible to cast that way, too

SELECT (50/100)::numeric;