Converting to Percentages, page 45
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.
Convert 6/24 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
To find the percent of 7/15, divide first, then multiply by 100.
Convert 70/100 to decimal by dividing, then multiply to get percent.
Multiply 75 by 100 to see it as a percent.
To get the percent value of 8.5, multiply it by 100.
For 87/100, divide to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
Convert 9/6 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
Convert 0.012 to percent by multiplying it by 100.
To find the percent for 0.035, multiply it by 100.
Find the percent form of 0.055 by multiplying by 100.
Change 0.083 to percent by multiplying by 100.
To find the percent value of 0.175, just multiply by 100.