Decimal Fraction and Percent Conversions

How do you convert a percent to a decimal? (more than one correct answer)

• Multiply the percent by 100

• Divide the percent by 100

• Move the decimal two places to the left

• Move the decimal two places to the right

Answer explanation

To convert a percent to a decimal, you can either divide the percent by 100 or move the decimal two places to the left. Both methods will give you the same result. For example, if you have 50%, dividing by 100 gives you 0.5, and moving the decimal two places to the left also gives you 0.5.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.d

Convert 55% to a fraction in simplest form.

• 55/100

• 11/50

• 5/11

• 11/20

Answer explanation

The question asks to convert 55% to a fraction in simplest form. The first step is to write 55% as a fraction, which is 55/100. However, this is not the simplest form. The simplest form is obtained by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5. This gives us the fraction 11/20, which is the correct answer.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.d

What is 67% as a fraction?

Answer explanation

The question asks for 67% as a fraction. Percentages are fractions with a denominator of 100. Therefore, 67% as a fraction is 67/100. This matches the correct answer choice.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.d

12.7% as a decimal

• 127

• 0.127

• 1.27

• 0.0127

Answer explanation

The question asks to convert 12.7% into a decimal. To convert a percentage into a decimal, we divide the percentage by 100. So, 12.7 divided by 100 equals 0.127. Therefore, the correct answer is 0.127.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.d

Write as a fraction: 0.41

(Hint: say it out loud with proper place value)

• Point four one.

Answer explanation

The question asks to write 0.41 as a fraction. The correct answer is 'Forty-one hundredths or \frac{41}{100}'. This is because 0.41 is read as 'forty-one hundredths', which translates to the fraction 41/100. The other options do not correctly represent the decimal 0.41 as a fraction.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.d

Convert 0.04 to a percent.

• 0.04%

• 4%

• 40%

• .4%

Convert 42% to a decimal.

• 0.42

• 4.2

• 42

• 0.042

Covert 7/8 to a percent.

• 8.75%

• 87.5%

• 875%

• 78%

Convert 0.3333..... as a percent.

• 33%

• .33%

• 33.33%

• 3%

Convert 0.98 as a percent.

• 9.8%

• 98%

• 0.98%

• 90%