Percent III
by Monica Yuskaitis
How to Change Fractions to Percents Step 1 - Divide the denominator into the numerator.
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Stop! You can’t divide a larger number into a smaller number!
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How to Change Fractions to Percents Step 1 - Divide the denominator into the numerator. Sure you can if you use decimals. Just watch!
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How to Change Fractions to Percents Step 2 – Add a decimal behind your dividend and two zeros. Now does it look like you can divide?
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4) 3.00
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How to Change Fractions to Percents Step 3 – Place a decimal in your quotient exactly above the decimal. Putting the decimal in the right spot is important.
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. 4) 3.00
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How to Change Fractions to Percents Step 4 – Divide exactly like you would with long division. Great job!
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.75 4) 3.00 28
20 20
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How to Change Fractions to Percents
Step 5 – Move the decimal 2 places to the right and change the decimal to a percent sign. Now wasn’t
3 = .75 % 4
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that easy!
Change this fraction to a percent
1 5) 1 5
The first step is to divide the denominator into the numerator.
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Change this fraction to a percent
1 5) 1.00 5
The second step is to add a decimal & 2 zeros after the dividend.
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Change this fraction to a percent The third step is to place the decimal in the quotient directly above the decimal.
. 1 5) 1.00 5
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Change this fraction to a percent
.20 1 5) 1.00 5 10 00 00 0
The fourth step is to divide using long division.
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Change this fraction to a percent The fifth step is to move the decimal point 2 places to the right and change it to a percent sign.
1 5) 1.00 5 10 00 00 0
. 20%
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Memorize These Equivalents
1 2 1 4 3 4 1 3
= 50%
= 25% = 75%
= 33.3%
2 3 1 5 2 5 3 5
= 66.6%
= 20% = 40% = 60%
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What is the equivalent percent?
1 = 50% 2
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What is the equivalent percent?
1 = 25% 4
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What is the equivalent percent?
3 = 75% 4
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What is the equivalent percent?
1 = 33.3% 3
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What is the equivalent percent?
2 = 66.6% 3
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What is the equivalent percent?
1 = 20% 5
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What is the equivalent percent?
2 = 40% 5
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What is the equivalent percent?
3 = 60% 5
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What is the equivalent percent?
4 = 80% 5
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