Converting Percents to Decimals and Fractions

When converting percents to decimals, move the decimal two places:

• Two places to the right.

• Two places down.

• Three places to the right.

• Two places to the left.

A (a)   is a ratio that means "per 100".

Write 45% as a fraction in simplest form.

• 3/40

• 45/100

• 1/2

• 9/20

Convert to fraction in simplest form

96%

• 96/100

• 48/50

• 48/100

• 24/25

What is 42% expressed as a decimal?

• 0.42

• 4.2

• 42

• 0.042

Write 175% in decimal form.

• 0.175

• 17.5

• 1.75

• 175

Write 9/10 as a percent.

• 9%

• 90%

• 900%

• 99%

Change to a percent

0.039

• 39%

• 3.9%

• .00039%

• .039%

Write 0.06 as a percent.

• 6%

• 60%

• 0.6%

• 0.06%

Write 0.8 as a fraction in simplest form.

• 4/3

• 4/5

• 8/100

• 8/1000