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Changing Fractions To Decimals and Percent and Vice Versa
Changing Fractions To Decimals and Percent and Vice Versa
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Converting Decimals to Fraction
To change decimals to fraction,
we convert a decimal into a fraction
with a denominator in multiples of 10
(10, 100, 1000, etc.)
and reduce the said fraction
into lowest terms.
Converting Decimals to Fraction
Example:
1. 0.75 = 0.75 has two decimal places.
= Our denominator has to have
= two zeroes; hence 100.
2. 0.375 =
0.375 has three decimal =
places. Our denominator =
should have three zeros;
hence, 1,000.
Converting Decimals to Percent
To convert decimals to percent,
we move the decimal point
two places to the right
and affix the percent sign (%).
1. 45% = 0.45
2. 3% = 0.03
3. 23.56% = 0.2356
4. 100% = 1
Converting Percent to Fraction