Relating Fractions,

Decimals, and
Percent

BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
Learning Objectives:
The learner's is able to:
1. perform fundamental operations on
fractions and decimals; ABM_BM11FO-Ia-1
2. express fractions to decimals and percent
forms and vice versa; and ABM_BM11FO-
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3. illustrate how decimals and fractions can be
written in terms of percentage.
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Relating Fractions, Decimals, and Percent
A decimal is a representation of a fraction whose
denominator is a multiple of 10.

How did we get the decimal form of that fractions?

Fractions to Decimals
two ways:
a) Convert the fraction to an
equivalent fraction whose
denominator is a power of
10. then, convert it to
decimal.

b) Perform the long division

method.
How do we convert decimal to fraction?
Decimals to Fractions
two type of decimal:
Terminating decimal Example:
is a decimal number that Convert the terminating decimal
ends or terminates after a 0.24 to a fraction in simplest
finite number of digits. form.

Repeating decimal
Decimals to Fractions
0.24
three steps:
1) Determine the place The last digit is in the
value of the last digit of hundredths place.
the decimal.
2) Write the decimal as a
fraction.
3) Simplify the Fraction.
Decimals to Fractions
Example:
Convert the terminating decimal 1.75 to a
fraction in simplest form.
Decimals to Fractions
two type of decimal:
Terminating decimal
is a decimal number that
ends or terminates after a
finite number of digits.
Example:
Convert the terminating decimal
0.24 to a fraction in simplest
form.

Repeating decimal
"vinculum" or "repeating bar"
is a decimal number that has
a repeating pattern of digits
after a certain point. ellipsis
 Decimals to Fractions
steps:
a) Let x be the repeating decimal. • hs
b) Identify the repeating pattern and • The repeating pattern is 3, and its length is 1
determine its length.
c) Multiply x by a power of 10 that shifts the • .
repeating pattern to the left of the decimal
point.
d) Subtract the original number from the
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product obtained in step 3 to eliminate the
repeating part.
e) Solve for the fraction by setting up an
equation where the difference obtained in •
step 4 is equal to x without the repeating
part.
f) Simplify the fraction if possible. •
Percentage

A percent which means “per hundred” is

a representation of a fraction whose
denominator is 100. thus, expressing a
number in percent is like comparing it with
100.
Decimals to Percent
RULE: Multiply the decimal by 100 %. this is
equivalent to moving the decimal point two places
to the right and appending the % sign.
Percent to Decimal
RULE: Divide the percent by 100%. this is
equivalent to moving the decimal point two places
to the left and dropping the % sign.
Fraction to Percent
RULE: first, convert the fraction to decimal. Then,
convert the decimal to percent.
 GROUP
ACTIVITY
 ASSIGNMENT
Search for at least 2 world or
life-related scenario where you
can apply the concept of
decimal, fraction, and/or
percentage.