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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.
The percent value of 36 is found by multiplying by 100.
Turn 4.78 into its percent form by multiplying by 100.
For 5 1/4, multiply and add to get a decimal, then find the percent.
For 5/50, divide to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
Multiply 5.6 by 100 to convert it to a percent.
Convert 5/24 to decimal by dividing, then find its percent.
Convert 5000 to its percent form by multiplying by 100.
To find the percent for 6.16, multiply it by 100.
Represent 6.5 in percent by multiplying by 100.
Convert 7/18 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
To get the percent form of 7.2, multiply it by 100.
Divide 8/18 to get a decimal, then multiply by 100 for the percent.