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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 25/75 to percent, divide and then multiply by 100.
Convert 25/8 to decimal by dividing, then multiply to get percent.
For 27/25, divide to get a decimal, then multiply to get percent.
Convert 27/35 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
Divide 29/43 to get a decimal, then multiply to get the percent.
Divide 3/1000 to get a decimal, then multiply for the percent.
You can find the percent of 3.03 by multiplying by 100.
To turn 3.33 into a percent, just multiply by 100.
Get the percent of 3/1 by dividing and then multiplying.
Convert 3/250 to percent by dividing and then multiplying.
Divide 30/42 to get its decimal, then multiply to get the percent.
Find the percent of 32/48 by dividing and then multiplying.