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Fractions, decimals and percentages are linked

  • They are three ways of writing the same part of a whole: \frac{1}{4} = 0.25 = 25\%.
  • Fraction to decimal: divide the numerator by the denominator. \frac{3}{8} = 3 \div 8 = 0.375.
  • Decimal to percentage: multiply by 100. Percentage to decimal: divide by 100.
  • Learn the common equivalents: \frac{1}{2} = 0.5 = 50\%, \frac{1}{5} = 0.2 = 20\%, \frac{3}{4} = 0.75 = 75\%, \frac{1}{3} = 0.\dot{3}.

One quarter in three forms

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Operations with fractions

  • Add/subtract: use a common denominator. \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{4} = \frac{8}{12} + \frac{3}{12} = \frac{11}{12}.
  • Multiply: multiply numerators and denominators. \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{5} = \frac{6}{15} = \frac{2}{5}.
  • Divide: multiply by the reciprocal. \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{2}{5} = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{15}{8}.
  • For mixed numbers, convert to improper fractions first.
  • A reciprocal exists only for a nonzero number. Division by zero is undefined.

Percentages of amounts

  • Find 10% by dividing by 10 and build up: 15% of 80 = 8 + 4 = 12.
  • Using a multiplier: 15% of 80 = 0.15 \times 80 = 12.
  • To write one amount as a percentage of another, divide and multiply by 100: 18 out of 40 is \frac{18}{40} \times 100 = 45\%.

Recurring decimals

  • A recurring decimal repeats forever: 0.\dot{3} = \frac{1}{3}, 0.\dot{1}\dot{8} = 0.181818....
  • To convert to a fraction, let x equal the decimal, multiply to line up the repeat, then subtract. For x = 0.\dot{4}: 10x - x = 4, so x = \frac{4}{9}.

Ordering and comparing

  • Convert everything to the same form (usually decimals) before comparing.
  • Compare \frac{3}{5}, 0.58 and 62%: they are 0.6, 0.58 and 0.62, so the order is 0.58, \frac{3}{5}, 62%.

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  1. 1.What is 50% as a fraction in its simplest form?

    Easy
    • A\frac{1}{5}
    • B\frac{1}{2}
    • C\frac{5}{10}
    • D\frac{1}{4}
  2. 2.Write 0.6 as a percentage.

    Easy
    • A6%
    • B0.6%
    • C60%
    • D600%
  3. 3.Write 35% as a decimal.

    Easy
    • A3.5
    • B0.35
    • C0.035
    • D35
  4. 4.What is \frac{3}{4} as a percentage?

    Easy
    • A34%
    • B75%
    • C43%
    • D60%
  5. 5.Work out \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{6}.

    Easy
    • A\frac{2}{9}
    • B\frac{1}{2}
    • C\frac{2}{6}
    • D\frac{1}{9}
  6. 6.Work out \frac{5}{6} - \frac{1}{4}.

    Easy
    • A\frac{4}{2}
    • B\frac{7}{12}
    • C\frac{4}{10}
    • D\frac{1}{3}
  7. 7.Work out \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{5}.

    Easy
    • A\frac{5}{8}
    • B\frac{2}{5}
    • C\frac{6}{8}
    • D\frac{10}{9}
  8. 8.Work out 2\frac{1}{2} \times 3.

    Easy
    • A6\frac{1}{2}
    • B7\frac{1}{2}
    • C6 1/3
    • D5\frac{1}{2}

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