Fractions & Percents

Fractions & Percents

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converting a percent to a fraction is simple: percent (%) means "out of a hundred" OR "_ /100"

SO for example 7% means 7 out of a hundred ... 7/100

Multiple Choice

Convert 4% to its equivalent fraction:

• $\frac{4}{10}$

• $\frac{4}{100}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

Multiple Choice

Convert 37.5% to its equivalent fraction:

•  $\frac{37.5}{10}$ 

•  $\frac{37.5}{100}$ 

•  $\frac{37.5}{1000}$ 

•  $\frac{5}{37}$  

Multiple Choice

Convert 109% to its equivalent fraction:

•  $\frac{9}{100}$ 

•  $\frac{19}{100}$ 

•  $1\ \frac{9}{100}$ 

•  $1\ \frac{9}{10}$  

converting a fraction to a percent is very simple if the fraction has a denominator of 100 since percent means "out of 100"

SO for example 7/100 = 7 out of a hundred = 7%

Multiple Choice

Convert 3/100 to its equivalent percent.

• .03%

• 3%

• 30%

• 3

Multiple Choice

Convert 16/100 to its equivalent percent.

• .16%

• 16%

• 1.6%

• 16

If the denominator of the fraction is NOT 100, we can convert the fraction to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100 (if possible)

... and then write that as a percent

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{3}{10}$  Convert the fraction to an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. 

•  $\frac{3}{100}$  

•  $\frac{30}{100}$  

•  $\frac{13}{100}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{3}{10}=\frac{30}{100}$  Now that the fraction has a denominator of 100, write it as a percent.

• 30%

• 3%

• 3.0

• 30

• 300%

Multiple Choice

713% =

• $7\ \frac{13}{100}$

• $7\ \frac{1}{13}$

• $7\ \frac{13}{10}$

• $7\ \frac{1}{3}$