Percentage Conversions and Simplifications

This video tutorial covers how to convert percents into equivalent fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers. It explains the process of simplifying fractions using the greatest common factor and demonstrates how to convert percents greater than 100 into mixed numbers. The tutorial also provides a method for converting percents to decimals by removing the percent symbol and adjusting the decimal point. An example is given to convert 2% into both a fraction and a decimal, illustrating the process of division and multiplication to verify the conversion. The lesson concludes with a brief preview of the next topic, which involves modeling decimal, fraction, and percent equivalencies using grids.

What does 10% represent in terms of fractions?

• 100/10

• 1/10

• 10/100

• 10/10

How can 32% be simplified as a fraction?

• 32/100

• 4/25

• 16/50

• 8/25

Which of the following is a correct simplification of 5% as a fraction?

• 1/5

• 5/20

• 5/100

• 1/20

What is the mixed number form of 125%?

• 1 and 1/2

• 1 and 3/4

• 1 and 1/5

• 1 and 1/4

What is the decimal equivalent of 137%?

• 137.0

• 0.137

• 13.7

• 1.37

How do you convert 32% to a decimal?

• 0.32

• 3.2

• 32.0

• 0.032

How do you convert 125% to a decimal?

• 1.25

• 12.5

• 0.125

• 125.0

What is the decimal representation of 2%?

• 0.2

• 0.02

• 2.0

• 0.002

What is the fraction form of 2%?

• 2/50

• 1/50

• 2/100

• 1/25

Which method is used to verify the conversion of 2% to a fraction?

• Addition and subtraction

• Multiplication and division

• Multiplication and addition

• Subtraction and division