Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

The word percent means per _________.

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Answer explanation

Percent means out of 100

Convert the decimal to a percent.

 $0.73$  

• 73%

• 7.3%

• 0.73%

• 730%

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would multiply by 100 to convert from a decimal to a percent.  An easy way to multiply by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the right.

Convert the decimal to a percent.

 $0.4$  

• 4%

• 0.4%

• 40%

• 400%

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would multiply by 100 to convert from a decimal to a percent.  An easy way to multiply by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the right.

Convert the decimal to a percent.

 $0.725$  

• 0.725%

• 72.5%

• 7.25%

• 725%

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would multiply by 100 to convert from a decimal to a percent.  An easy way to multiply by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the right.

Convert the percent to a decimal.

 $57\%$  

• 5.7

• 57.0

• 0.057

• 0.57

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would divide by 100 to convert from a percent to a decimal.  An easy way to divide by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the left.

Convert the percent to a decimal.

 $90\%$  

• 90.0

• 0.9

• 0.09

• 9.0

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would divide by 100 to convert from a percent to a decimal.  An easy way to divide by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the left.

Convert the percent to a decimal.

 $9\%$  

• 90.0

• 0.9

• 0.09

• 9.0

Answer explanation

Since % is out of 100, we would divide by 100 to convert from a percent to a decimal.  An easy way to divide by 100 is to move the decimal 2 spaces to the left.