Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator and 'b' is the denominator.

Front

What is a decimal?

Back

A decimal is a way of expressing numbers that are not whole, using a point to separate the whole number part from the fractional part.

Front

What is a percent?

Back

A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100, denoted by the symbol '%'. For example, 50% means 50 out of 100.

Front

How do you convert a fraction to a percent?

Back

To convert a fraction to a percent, divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply the result by 100.

Front

How do you convert a decimal to a percent?

Back

To convert a decimal to a percent, multiply the decimal by 100 and add the percent symbol (%).

Front

How do you convert a percent to a decimal?

Back

To convert a percent to a decimal, divide the percent by 100.

Front

What is the simplest form of a fraction?

Back

The simplest form of a fraction is when the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

Front

How do you simplify the fraction 12/30?

Back

Divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 6. So, 12/30 simplifies to 2/5.

Front

Convert 0.4 to a percent.

Back

0.4 as a percent is 40%.

Front

Convert 0.17 to a fraction.

Back

0.17 as a fraction is 17/100.