Converting

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

FractioN to Decimal FractioN to Percent

1 the fraction bar means divide 1 ÷ 2 = 0.5 3 the fraction bar means divide
__
__ 3 ÷ 5 = 0.6
2 5
multiply by 100 0.6 x 100 = 60 60%
1 get the denominator to be a power of 10
__ 3 get the denominator to be 100
__
2 0.5 5
1 5
__ x __ = __5 say it with place 3 20
__ 60
x __ = __ 60%
2 5 10 value: “five tenths” 5 20 100
Decimal to Fraction Decimal to Percent

0.82 say it with place value: “eighty-two hundredths” 1.47 multiply by 100
147%
82 4 = __
82 ÷ __ 21
___ simplify ___ 1.47 x 100 = 147
100 100 4 25

PercenT to Fraction Percent to Decimal

35% percent means out of 100 1% divide by 100

35 simplify ___
___ 5 =
35 ÷ __ 7
__ 1 ÷ 100 = .01
100 100 5 20