Converting to Percentages, page 8
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.
Change 1.5 to a percent by multiplying by 100.
To get the percent of 10/16, divide and then multiply by 100.
Convert 19/20 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Convert 19 to a percent by simply multiplying by 100.
Convert 3/2 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
For fraction 36/50, find the decimal and then change it to percent.
Get the percent of 4/25 by dividing and then multiplying.
Find the decimal form of 43/50, then convert it to a percent.
To convert 5/1000 to percent, divide and then multiply by 100.
Find the percent of 5/2 by dividing and then multiplying.
To find the percent of 5/12, divide first, then multiply by 100.
Convert 6/25 to decimal by dividing, then find its percent.