Fractions to Decimals and Percentages Worksheets
How to Convert Fractions to Decimals and Percentages - The fractions that you come across every day can easily be converted into decimals and fractions. So, how do you convert a fraction into a decimal? Consider the fraction 2/5, how do you convert this fraction into a decimal? The traditional division you learnt in your early academic years is how you can convert a fraction into a decimal. Upon dividing the 2 by 5, we get 0.4. To convert a fraction into percentages, you can take up two approaches. The first one is to convert a fraction into a decimal and multiply it by 100 or simply take the fraction and multiply it by 100. Method 1 - As we have already converted the fraction 2/5 into a decimal. We can now multiply it by 100 to find the percentage. 0.4 × 100 = 40%. Method 2 - The next method is a straightforward method to convert a fraction into a decimal. 2/5 × 100 = 40%.
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Basic Lesson
Demonstrates how to convert a fraction to a decimal and reduce to its lowest terms.
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Intermediate Lesson
Works students step-by-step through fraction conversions to percentages. Convert the decimal into a percentage by multiplying by 100.
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Independent Practice 1
Convert the decimal to a fraction and reduce to its lowest terms. Convert the decimal to a percentage. The answers can be found below.
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A fraction riddle to crack you up:
What do a soldier and a math problem have in common?
They both follow orders!