Learning to Juggle with:

Fractions, decimals, and percentage

are different ways of
representing the same number.
 

= 0.5 = 50%
Fraction Decimal Percent

These numbers look different, but

they all have the exact same value.
Because we use fractions, decimals,
and percentage in everyday life, it’s
helpful if we can juggle or change
between each form…
…making these numbers
easier to
understand.
When do we use Fractions?
Cooking/Recipes Telling time
   
cups flour after four
(a quarter after four)

Measuring Length Reading Music

 
note
 
inches

Can you think of other ways we use fractions?

When do we use Decimals?
Sports
Prices
0.375 – baseball
$29 9.99 batting averages

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Gas Amounts Pi
18.8959 gallons
3.141592…
Where else do we see decimals?
When do we use Percentage?
Grades Retail Sales
Thanks
25% for reminding
me! 60% off!

Tipping Rates Statistics

15% to 20% 100% of students choose
shorter school days!

Where else do we find percentages?

  

Part  
1
1:
 

 
 

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A fraction is formed by two numbers;
a top number, the numerator, over a
bottom number, the denominator.
 

 
→  

or
→
Proper fractions, like this one,
represent numbers less than 1.
 Decimals are related to fractions
because they also represent
numbers less than 1.
Does anyone know how to turn a
fraction into a decimal?
If you said by dividing
the numerator by the
denominator, you’re right!
  

Let’s use as an example.

 
To turn into a decimal, we divide the
numerator, 3, by the denominator, 4.
0 . 75  
4 3.0 0
-2 8 So 0.75
20
-20 Hint: you can think of
0 a fraction bar like a
division (÷) symbol.
 
Can someone guess what the decimal
form of would be?

If you said 3.75, you’re right!

Notice how the whole
number stays the
same in both forms.
  
Let’s change into a decimal!
Remember! The whole number will stay the
same, so we just need to divide 2 by 3.
At this point, you can
0. 66 see the division problem
3 2.0 00 will never end, and the
-1 8 6 will keep repeating.
20  
-18 So 5.6
20
Change the following fractions into decimals.
   

1) 2)
   

3) 4)
   

5) 6) 1
   

7) 2 8) 9
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2: 0

110%  
 

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 A percentage represents
an amount out of 100.
We use the (%) symbol instead of writing
fractions with a denominator of 100.

So, for example,

instead of saying Sparky
got 25 out of 100 on his last
math test, we say Sparky got a 25%.
 Because a percentage represents
an amount out of 100, to turn a
decimal into a percent, all we do is
multiply the decimal by 100.
Let’s change 0.62 to a percent!
100
× 0.62 Don’t forget the
200 = 62 percent sign!
+ 600
62.00 62
 Someone
told me that when
you multiply by 100, it’s
just like moving the Moving
decimal point 2 places the decimal
to the right! seems waaaaay
easier to me!

That someone
was correct!
It is! Just don’t forget to add
the percent sign after you
move the decimal!
 So, let’s use that method to easily
change some decimals into percentage.
Example 1:
0.45 → 45.0 = 45%
Example 2:
0.70 → 70.0 = 70%
Before we can move the
decimal 2 places to the right,
we have to add a zero.
Example 3:
1.25 → 125.0 = 125%
Example 4:
2.00 → 200.0 = 200%
An “understood” decimal
comes after the 2.
Add two zeros so we
can move the decimal!
Change the following decimals into percentages.

1) 0.75 2) 0.11

3) 0.8 4) 0.333

5) 1.45 6) 0.2

7) 0.615 8) 4

9) 0.5 10) 0.99

Part
3:
If we move the decimal 2 places to the
right to change a decimal to a percent,
what do you suppose we do to change a
percent back to a decimal?

Move the
decimal 2 places
to the left?
Example 1:
85.% → .85 = 0.85
Locate the “understood” Then, move the decimal
decimal after the 5 and 2 places to the left.
remove the percent sign.

Example 2:
30.% → .30 = 0.3
Example 3:
115.% = 1.15
Change the following percents into decimals.

1) 18% 2) 100%

3) 5% 4) 12.9%

5) 88% 6) 7.43%

7) 150% 8) 11%

9) 316.2% 10) 7.7%

Part
4:
 Before we start changing decimals into
fractions, we need a good understanding
of how to properly say decimals.

Believe it or not, when you

properly say a decimal,
you are automatically
creating the fraction.
Can you name the following

ten thousandths
decimal place values?

thousandths
hundredths
tenths

Now let’s look

at how to
0. 3927 properly “say”
(Sample number)
decimals.
Practice saying the following decimals:

1) 0.7 “seven tenths”

2) 0.23 “twenty-three hundredths”

3) 0.034 “thirty-four thousandths”

4) 9.8 “nine and eight tenths”

 As you say each decimal, picture the fraction
you’re saying to yourself:
 
 

1) 0.8 = 2) 0.16 =
 
 
3) 0.052 = 4) 4.4 = 4
What work still needs to be done with
all of these fractions?
If you said “simplify,” you’re right!
Simplify.    

1) 0.8 =
=
 
 

2) 0.16 =
=
   

3) 0.052 =
=
   
4) 4.4 = 4 = 4
Change the following decimals into fractions.
Don’t forget to simplify!

1) 0.2 2) 1.32

3) 0.124 4) 0.0488
So how’d you do on the
practice problems?