Fractions to Percent Use Proportions
Set up proportion:
2/4
50%
Decimal to Percent
0.15
15%
Percent to Decimals
98%
0.98
Decimals to Fractions
0.11
11/100
Percents to Fractions
17%
17/100
Change to percent
.565
56.5%
Set up the proportion:
29/50
58%
Decimals to Percent
0.2
20%
Percent to Decimal
46%
0.46
Decimals to Fractions
0.98
98/100
Percents to Fractions
71%
71/100
Explain how to change 1.37 into a percent.
137% + explain
Set up the proportions:
1/8
12.5%
Decimals to Percent
0.04
4%
Percent to Decimal
2%
0.02
Decimals to Fractions
0.72
72/100
Percent to Fractions
30%
30/100
1/5 = x/100
Solve for x.
x=20
Set up proportion:
1/3
33%
Decimals to Percent
0.08
8%
Percent to Decimal
9%
0.09
Decimals to Fractions
0.92
92/100
Percents to Fractions
12%
12/100 or 3/25
Explain how to turn any fraction into a percent using a calculator.
Type in: number in the numerator divided by the number in the denominator.