Converting Fractions to Decimals
Equivalent Fractions
Simplifying Fractions
Proportions
Vocabulary
100

75% written as a fraction

75/100

100

A fraction equivalent to 2/5

4/10, 6/15, ...

100

Simplify 5/10

1/2

100

1/2 = x/8

4/8

100

The number on the top of a fraction 

Numerator

200

42% written as a decimal

0.42

200

A fraction equivalent to 4/5

8/10, 12/15, ...

200

Simplify 14/20

7/10

200

3/5 = x/30

18/30

200

The number on the bottom of the fraction

Denominator

300

35/50 written as a percent

70%

300

A fraction equivalent to 2/3

4/6, 6/9, ...

300

Simplify 16/20

4/5

300

5/6 = x/42

35/42

300
Another word that means "equivalent"

Equal, Equal to, The Same As, Is, The same value...

400

15/20 written as a decimal

0.75

400

A fraction equivalent to 7/10

14/20, 21/30, ...

400

Simplify 8/48

1/6

400

8/9 = x/27

24/27

400

The denominator of a percent

100

500

0.19 written as a percent

19%

500

A fraction equivalent to 3/7

6/14, 9/21, ...

500

Simplify 24/36

2/3

500

1/9 = 7/x

7/63

500

To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator. The answer to this division problem will be a decimal, and it is called the...

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