Key Skills -- Application of Numbers



$Exercise2 (Conversion of percentages to fractions and conversion of percentages to decimal numbers)$







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Conversions from Fractions or Decimals to Percentages

>>> Table of Common Fractions and Their Percentage Equivalents
>>> Table of Common Fractions and Their Decimal Equivalents or Approximations

Percent means "out of 100." We can use the percent symbol (% ) as a handy way to write a fraction with a common denominator of 100. For example, instead of saying "8 out of every 100 professional basketball players are female," we can say "8% of professional basketball players are female." A percent can always be written as a decimal, and a decimal can be written as a percent, by moving the decimal point two places to the right like this:

Method

50/100 is called 50 per cent and written 50% .
$To convert a fraction or decimal into a percentage, multiply by 100$ To convert a fraction or decimal into a percentage, multiply by 100.

Examples

3/4 × 100 = 300 ÷ 4 = 75%

0.75 × 100 = 75%

2/5 × 100 = 200 ÷ 5 = 40%

0.4 × 100 = 40%

Quiz / Exercises

Convert to percentages

0.235
4/7
0.35
0.125
4/9

7/8
0.0455
0.375
23/29
0.345

Conversions from Fractions or Decimals to Percentages

Convert to percentages

Please type your answers into the corresponding spaces below. Please answer all questions to one decimal place (e.g. 23.0, 15.2 and so on...).

Please type your answers into the corresponding spaces below.

Please answer all questions to one decimal place (e.g. 23.0, 15.2 and so on...).