Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

What is the equivalent of 1/4 written as a decimal? Remember: Divide the numerator by the denominator

• 0.4

• 0.14

• 0.25

• 0.20

Answer explanation

1 divided by 4 gives you 0.25. That is the equivalent decimal of 1/4.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

What is the equivalent of 2/3 written as a decimal?

• 0.60

• 0.66

• 0.23

• 0.02

Answer explanation

2 divided by 3 gives you 0.66 with a repeating decimal so you can either round it up to 0.67 or just take it to two decimal places which gives you 0.66. Either answer would be correct.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2D

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

What is the equivalent decimal for the fraction 6/7?

• 0.85

• 0.67

• 0.60

• 0.30

Answer explanation

6 divided by 7 gives you 0.8571428. We need to take the first two decimal places. That gives you 0.85. IF you decided to round up, you could and that would give you 0.86.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Please turn 0.85 into a percent.

• 5%

• 8%

• 8.5%

• 85%

Answer explanation

Times the decimal by 100 or move the decimal to the right two spaces. Then add a percentage sign.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Please turn the decimal 0.175 into a percent.

• 15%

• 17.5 %

• 17%

• 175%

Answer explanation

Multiply by 100 or move the decimal point over to the right two places. Your answer is 17.5%.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

Turn the percent 35% into a decimal.

• 0.035

• 0.35

• 35.0

• 3.5

Answer explanation

Divide the percent by 100 or move the decimal to the left two places. 35% turns to 0.35.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

Please change 154% to an equivalent decimal.

• 1.54

• 15.4

• 0.154

• 0.0154

Answer explanation

Divide by 100 or move the decimal point to the left by 2 spaces.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Convert 45% to a decimal.

• 4.5

• 45.0

• 0.45

• 0.4

Answer explanation

Divide 45 by 100 or move the decimal to the left 2 spaces.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Convert 50% to a fraction. Reduce or simplify your answer.

• 25/100

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/25

Answer explanation

Place the percent over 100 and reduce the fraction 50/100. The final simplified fraction is 1/2.

Convert the percentage 28% to a fraction. Reduce or simplify your answer.

• 3/25

• 1/28

• 7/25

• 1/3

Answer explanation

Put 28 over 100 and simplify the fraction 28/100=7/25