mathshowcase.infoConverting to Percentages, page 99
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 8 1/4 to a decimal by multiplying, then find the percent.
To find the percent for 8.3, multiply it by 100.
Turn 8.37 into its percent form by multiplying by 100.
Convert 8/21 to percent by dividing and then multiplying by 100.
Divide 8/30 to get a decimal, then multiply by 100 for the percent.
Divide the fraction 8/32 and then express it as a percent.
Convert 8/6 to percent by first dividing, then multiplying.
To get the percent of 80/150, divide and then multiply by 100.
Convert 83/100 to a decimal by dividing, then multiply for the percent.
First divide 86/100, then multiply by 100 to get the percent.
Multiply and add 9 3/4 for a decimal, then convert to percent.
Multiply 9.1 by 100 to convert it to a percent.