Intermediate Algebra: Converting Percentages

What is the first step in converting a percentage into a fraction?

• Divide the percentage by 100

• Subtract 100 from the percentage

• Multiply the percentage by 100

• Add 100 to the percentage

How can 25% be expressed as a fraction?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/2

What is the decimal equivalent of 25%?

• 0.025

• 0.25

• 2.5

• 25.0

In the complex example, what is the first step to convert 35 and 1/2% into a fraction?

• Add 35 and 1/2

• Multiply 35 by 2

• Rewrite 35 and 1/2 as a single fraction

• Subtract 1/2 from 35

What is the fraction form of 35 and 1/2%?

• 35/100

• 71/200

• 35/200

• 71/100

How do you convert a fraction to a decimal?

• Add the numerator and denominator

• Divide the numerator by the denominator

• Subtract the denominator from the numerator

• Multiply the numerator by 100

What is the decimal equivalent of 35 and 1/2%?

• 0.355

• 3.55

• 0.0355

• 35.5

What is the final step in converting a percentage to a decimal?

• Subtract 100 from the percentage

• Move the decimal point two places to the left

• Add 100 to the percentage

• Multiply by 100

What is the purpose of inverting the denominator when converting a fraction of fractions?

• To subtract the fractions

• To simplify the fraction

• To convert it into a multiplication problem

• To add the fractions

What is the main topic of this tutorial?

• Graphing linear equations

• Converting percentages into fractions and decimals

• Calculating probabilities

• Solving algebraic equations