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By Sushil A. Patil
Definitions
Decimal - Any number shown with a decimal point; a number based upon tenths or hundredths. ( 0.2, 0.375, 86.4 ) Fraction - One or more of the equal parts of a whole; a number usually expressed in the form a/b. ( 1/3, 2 5/8, 7/4 ) Percent- The word percent comes from Latin and means for each hundred or per hundred. ( 70%, 6.5%, 4.09% )
Additional Explanations
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0.78 or 78/100 or 78% The grid above is divided into 100 equal parts. Of these 100 parts, 78 have been shaded. If we were to write this as a decimal, it would be 0.78; written as a fraction, it would be 78/100; and written as a percent, it would be 78%. All of these, 0.78, 78/100, and 78% are equal. Each one represents 78 parts of the ( whole ) grid. Thus we are able to convert fraction to decimals, decimals to percents, etc.