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Equivalent Decimals, Fractions, and Percents
Skills Bank Lesson 5
Numbers can be written as decimals, fractions, and percents. The table shows common fractions and their equivalent decimals and percents.
Fraction
Decimal
Percent
_1 4
0.25
25%
_1 2
0.5
50%
_3 4
0.75
75%
_1 5
0.2
20%
_1 8
0.125
12.5%
Example
1
Writing Fractions As Decimals and Percents
Find the equivalent decimal and percent for each fraction.
a. _7 10
SOLUTION
0.7
10 7.0
Find the equivalent decimal. Divide the numerator by the denominator.
0.70 = 70%
_7 is equivalent to 0.7 and 70%.
10
b. _2 9
SOLUTION
2 ÷ 9 = 0.2− −−
Divide the numerator by the denominator. Move the decimal two places to the right.
Find the equivalent percent. Move the decimal two places to the right.
0.2 = 22.2%
_2 −−
9 is equivalent to 0.2 and 22.2%.
Skills Bank Practice
Write the equivalent decimal and percent for each fraction.
a. _3 5
c. _3 8
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e. _7
d. _5 11
f. _3 94
b. _4 10