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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.
Divide 17/33 to get a decimal, then multiply to find the percent.
Find the decimal form of 18/100, then convert it to a percent.
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First divide 2/300, then multiply by 100 to get the percent.
Get 2 4/25's percent by multiplying, adding, and scaling.
Multiply and add 2 4/5 for a decimal, then convert to percent.
You can find the percent of 2.5 by multiplying by 100.
Convert 2/58 to decimal by dividing, then find its percent.
Convert 20/150 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Change 23 to percent by multiplying it by 100.
Divide 24/100 to get a decimal, then multiply to get the percent.