Converting Fractions to Decimals and Percents

Convert to a percent:

0.75

• 75/100

• 0.075%

• 75%

• .75%

Answer explanation

To convert the decimal 0.35 to a percent, you need to multiply it by 100. Doing this, you get 0.35 * 100 = 35. Therefore, the correct choice is 35%.

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Convert to Percentage

9/10

• 90%

• 45%

• 18%

• 60%

Answer explanation

To convert the fraction 17/20 to a percentage, we need to divide 17 by 20 and multiply the result by 100. This gives us (17 ÷ 20) × 100 = 0.85 × 100 = 85%. Therefore, the correct choice is 85%.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Convert to a decimal

2/11

• 0.18 repeating

• .211

• .11

• .18

Answer explanation

To convert the fraction 2/11 to a decimal, you can divide the numerator (2) by the denominator (11). When you perform this division, you get the decimal 0.18 with the pattern 18 repeating indefinitely. Thus, the correct choice is 0.18 repeating.

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2D

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

Convert to a percent

0.375

• 37%

• 37.5%

• .375%

• 37

Answer explanation

To convert the decimal 0.375 to a percent, simply multiply by 100 and add the percentage symbol. In this case, 0.375 x 100 = 37.5. Therefore, the correct choice is 37.5%.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Change to a decimal

3/20

• 0.3

• 0.03

• 0.15

• 0.015

Answer explanation

The question asks to convert the fraction 3/20 to a decimal. This can be done by simply dividing the numerator (3) by the denominator (20) which results in 0.15. Therefore, the correct answer is 0.15.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Change to a percent

0.08

• 0.08%

• 80%

• 8%

• 0.8%

Answer explanation

In order to convert the given decimal 0.08 into a percentage, we multiply it by 100, which gives us the result of 8%. Thus, the correct answer from the provided options is 8%.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

• 3.4

• 0.34

• 0.75

• 0.075

Answer explanation

The question asks us to convert the fraction 3/4 to a decimal. When 3 is divided by 4, it results in 0.75. Hence, the correct answer is 0.75.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Express 0.86 as a percent.

• 8.6%

• 86%

• 8%

• .86%

Answer explanation

The question asks to express 0.86 as a percent. When converting a decimal to a percent, we move the decimal point two places to the right. Therefore, 0.86 becomes 86%. Hence, the correct answer is 86%.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

Convert 33% to a decimal.

• 3.3

• 0.33

• 33/100

• 0,033

Answer explanation

To convert 33% to a decimal, divide the percentage by 100. So, 33 divided by 100 is 0.33. Therefore, the correct option is 0.33. Other options like 3.3, 33/100, and 0,033 are not the correct representations of 33% as a decimal.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The question asks if 8% is equal to the fraction 8/100. This statement is true because percent means 'per hundred.' Therefore, 8% can be written as 8 per hundred, which simplifies to the fraction 8/100. Hence, the correct choice is 'True'.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3