BUSINESS

MATHEMATICS
Week 2
 Fractions to Decimal and Percent and Vice Versa

1. Converting Example:
fraction to decimal  3

-To reduce fraction to =¿   = .75

4
decimal, we simply  4
perform division. =¿   = .80
5
2. Converting  
Example:
fraction to percent
=?
STEPS:
1. Change fraction to
decimal
1. 5
2. move the decimal
point two places to
the right
affix the percent
2. 41.67
3.
sign(%).
%
 Converting Decimal to Fraction
Place Value

WHOLE NUMBERS DECIMAL

1 – ones .1 – tenths
10 – tens .11 hundredths
100 – hundreds .111 – thousandths
1000 – thousands .1111 – ten thousandths
10,000 – ten thousands
  
Example:
Converting Decimal
to Fraction .75 = ?
STEPS: 1. 75
1. change decimal to 100
fraction 2.
2. reduce the said
fraction to its
3.
lowest term.
To convert decimal GCF of 75 and 100
to its lowest term
we look for the
GCF - Greatest 75 = 5 x 5 x 3
Common Factor –
that can equally 100 = 5 x 5 x 2 x 2
divide both the
numerator and the
denominator. 5 x 5 = 25
Converting Decimal Example:
to Percent
STEPS: 1. .75 = 75%
1. Move the 2. .0065 = .65%
decimal point 3. 1.25 = 125%
two places to
the right 4. 2 = 200%
2. Affix the percent
5. 22.28 = 2228%
sign(%)
Converting Percent Example:
to Fraction
STEPS:
14% = ?
1. Change percent to
decimal 1. .14
2. Change decimal 2. 14
to fraction 100
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3. Reduce to lowest 3. =
term 𝟓𝟎
Answer the Practice Exercises in NEO LMS.