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What is a decimal?
A decimal is a system of numbers based on ten. It uses a point, called a decimal point, to separate the whole number from parts less than one. For example, in 0.75, the number represents three-quarters.
What is a fraction?
A fraction shows how many parts of a certain size there are. It consists of a numerator (above the line) and a denominator (below the line). For example, in 2/3, it means two out of three equal parts.
What is a mixed fraction?
A mixed fraction combines a whole number and a fraction. It shows a quantity more than one but not a round number. For example, 3 1/2 means three and a half.
What is a percentage?
A percentage expresses a number as a fraction of 100. It's denoted by the "%" symbol. So, 50% means fifty out of every hundred.
Divide 5/11 to get a decimal, then multiply to find the percent.
Convert 5/16 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
Find the percent form of 6 by multiplying by 100.
Divide 6/5 to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
For 8, multiply by 100 to find the percent.
Convert 8/5 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Convert 22/25 to decimal by dividing, then find its percent.
For 7, its percent value is 100 times the number.
Change 0.001 to percent by multiplying by 100.
Express 0.006 in percent by multiplying by 100.
To get 0.007 in percent, multiply it by 100.
Convert 0.008 to percent by multiplying it by 100.