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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.
To convert 48/80 to percent, divide and then multiply by 100.
Convert 48 to its percent form by multiplying by 100.
To convert 5 1/2 to a percent, multiply and add. Then scale the result.
Get the percent of 5/80 by dividing and then multiplying.
First divide 5/19, then multiply by 100 to get the percent.
Divide the fraction 51/75 and then express it as a percent.
For 53/50, divide to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
For fraction 57/80, find the decimal and then change it to percent.
Multiply and add 6 1/2 for a decimal, then convert to a percent.
Divide 6/36 to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
Convert 6/13 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Divide 63/70 to get a decimal, then multiply by 100 for the percent.