Converting - Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

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1. Fraction to Decimal: Divide the denominator into the numerator. Example:  .75
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2. Fraction to Percent:
Step 1: Divide the denominator into the numerator (to convert the fraction into a decimal).
Step 2: Move the decimal point two places to the right (to convert the decimal into a percent).
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Example: = 0.42 Now, to change the decimal to a percent, move two spaces to the right.
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= 42%

3. Decimal to Fraction:
Step 1: Drop the decimal point.
Step 2: Place the decimal part over a denominator equal to its place value.
Step 3: Reduce.
1 46 1
Step 1 0.15  Now, multiply by
3 3 100
47 45 9
Example: 0.47 = Example 7.45  7 7 46 1 46 23
100 100 20 Step 2   
3 100 300 150

4. Decimal to Percent: Move the decimal point two places to the right or multiply by 100.
Example: .08 = 8% Example: .50 = 50%

5. Percent to Decimal: Move the decimal point two places to the left or divide by 100.
Example: 50% = .50
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Example: 2 12 % = 2 12 ÷ 100 = ÷ 100
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5 1
= x
2 100
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= Divide 200 into 5 and you get .025
200
= .025
6. Percent to Fraction:
Step 1: Drop the percent sign.
Step 2: Divide by 100 (you will always use 100).
Step 3: Reduce.
20 20 1
Example: 20%  20% =  =
100 100 5
100 1 100 1
Example: 33 13 %  33 13 ÷ 100  x = 
3 100 300 3
416 100 416 1 416 52
Example: 41.6%  41 106 ÷ 100  ÷  x = 
10 1 10 100 1000 125

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The following formula can be used to help find percent, base, or amount:  {Note: the base usually comes after the word “of”}
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 Numerator: is the top number of a fraction.
Denominator: is the bottom number of a fraction
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Example:
5 denominator

Proper Fraction:
In a proper fraction, the fraction is less than one. The numerator of a proper fraction is smaller than the
denominator.

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Example:
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Improper Fraction:
An improper fraction is a number greater than or equal to one. The numerator of an improper fraction is
greater than or equal to the denominator.

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Example:
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Mixed Number:
A mixed number is a number greater than one. It has a whole number part and a fractional part.

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Example: 2
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When to divide and when to reduce:

If your answer comes out as an improper fraction, DIVIDE.

9 1
= 2
4 4

If your answer comes out as a proper fraction, REDUCE.

2 1
=
4 2
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