Definition
Decimals, Fractions & Percentages are different ways of showing value
Examples
Percent | Decimal | Fraction |
1% | 0.01 | 1/100 |
5% | 0.05 | 5/100 |
10% | 0.1 | 10/100 |
25% | 0.25 | 25/100 |
50% | 0.5 | 50/100 |
75% | 0.75 | 75/100 |
100% | 1 | 100/100 |
125% | 1.25 | 125/100 |
150% | 1.5 | 150/100 |
200% | 2 | 200/100 |
Conversions
Base Form | Decimals | Fractions | Percentages |
Decimals | – | 1) multiply by (10/10) for every number after the decimal point 2) simplify the fraction | multiply by 100, and add a “%” sign |
Fractions | divide the numerator by the denominator | – | 1) divide the numerator by the denominator,2) then multiply the result by 1003) and add the “%” sign |
Percentages | 1) divide by 1002) remove the “%” sign | 1) divide by 100 & remove %2) multiply by (10/10) for every number after the decimal point3) simplify the fraction | – |
Examples
Base Form | Decimals | Fractions | Percentages |
0.125 | 0.125 | 1/8 | 12.5% |
2/5 | 0.4 | 2/5 | 40% |
75% | 0.75 | 3/4 | 75% |
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Relative Frequency
Discrete and Continuous Data