CHAPTER 1

CONVERTING
FRACTIONS, DECIMALS
AND PERCENTAGES

Prepared by:
Ms. Eljen M. Montefolka
Business Math Teacher
1. Converting Fractions into Decimals

a) Divide the numerator by the denominator

using the process given in the previous
section.
b) If the quotient is a non-terminating decimal,
determine the group of one or more digits that
eventually repeat, and abbreviate the decimal
using vinculum.
Example:

1 1 2 1 3 5
4 2 12
 0.25  0.50  0.416
2. Converting Decimals into Fraction
Example:

1 0.75
Write down the given
0.75 decimals then divide it by
 1
1
75
 Multiply both top and
100 bottom by 100

3
 Simplify
5
Example:

2 0.625
Write down the given
0.625 decimals then divide it by
 1
1
625 Multiply both top and
 bottom by 1000
1000
5
 Simplify
8
Example:

2.35 Remove 2 for while and write

3 down the given decimals then
0.35 divide it by 1

1
35 Multiply both top and bottom

100 by 1000
7 Simplify

20
7 Bring back the 2 to make it
2
20 mixed number
Example:

4 0.333
Write down the given decimals
0.333
 then divide it by 1
1

333 Multiply both top and bottom

 by 1000
1000

Simplify if necessary
3. Converting Decimals into Percentages
Example:

1 0.8 = 0.8 x 100% = 80%

2 1.2 = 1.2 × 100 % = 120 %

3 7.1 =  7.1 × 100 % = 710 %

4 3.73 =  3.73 × 100 % = 710 %

4. Converting Percentages into Decimals
Example:
23
1 23%   0.23
100
89
2 89%   0.89
100
27
3 27%   0.27
100
2 .8 7
4 2 .8 7 %   0.0287
100
5. Converting Percentage into Fraction
Example:
23
1 23%   0.23  0.23  23
100 1 100
89 0.89 89
2 89%   0.89  
100 1 100
27 0.27 27
3 27%   0.27  
100 1 100

2 .8 7 2870 870
4 2 .8 7 %   0.0287  2
100 1000 1000
87
2
100
6. Converting Fraction to Percent
Example:
3
1  0.6  0.6  100%  6 0 %
5
7
2  0.7  0.7  100%  7 0 %
10
13
3  0.65  0 .6 5  1 0 0 %  6 5 %
20
25
4  2.5  2 .5  1 0 0 %  2 5 0 %
10