Converting to Percentages, page 46
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.
To turn 0.31 into a percent, just multiply by 100.
Convert the decimal 0.37 to a percent by multiplying by 100.
Change 0.4 to percent by multiplying by 100.
To get the percent form of 0.41, multiply it by 100.
Turn 0.5 into a percent by multiplying it by 100.
Convert 0.528 to percent by multiplying it by 100.
Multiply 0.58 by 100 to represent it as a percent.
Multiply 0.59 by 100 to express it as a percent.
To find the percent value of 0.77, just multiply by 100.
Convert 0.79 to percent by multiplying by 100.
Express 0.86 in percent by multiplying by 100.
0.89 as a percent is simply 0.89 multiplied by 100.