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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.
Convert 23/35 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Divide 24/60 to get a decimal, then multiply to find the percent.
Convert 3 1/2 to a decimal first, then find the percent by scaling.
To change 3 1/4 to percent, multiply, add, and divide.
Get 3 3/5's percent by multiplying and adding, then scaling.
For 3/3, divide to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
Start with 3 7/8, multiply, sum up, then scale to get the percent.
You can find the percent of 3.1 by multiplying by 100.
In math, 3.3 becomes a percent when you multiply by 100.
To find the percent value of 3.68, just multiply by 100.
To turn 3.9 into a percent, just multiply by 100.
Convert 31/50 to a decimal by dividing, then multiply for the percent.