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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 4/20 to a decimal by dividing, then multiply for the percent.
To find the percent of 4/9, divide first, then multiply by 100.
Divide 40/50 to get a decimal, then multiply to get the percent.
Divide 6/10 to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
To convert 6/8 to percent, divide and then multiply by 100.
Convert 1/12 to percent by dividing and then multiplying by 100.
To express 19/25 as a percent, divide and then multiply by 100.
Turn 0.1 into a percent by multiplying it by 100.
Convert 0.125 to percent by multiplying it by 100.
You can find the percent of 0.25 by multiplying by 100.
Change 0.375 to a percent by multiplying by 100.
To express 1.25 as a percent, multiply by 100.