Summary: Writing Percents Using Words, Ratios, and Fractions
Key Concepts
Convert a percent to a fraction.
Write the percent as a ratio with the denominator [latex]100[/latex].
Simplify the fraction if possible.
Convert a percent to a decimal.
Write the percent as a ratio with the denominator [latex]100[/latex].
Convert the fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator.
Convert a decimal to a percent.
Write the decimal as a fraction.
If the denominator of the fraction is not [latex]100[/latex], rewrite it as an equivalent fraction with denominator [latex]100[/latex].
Write this ratio as a percent.
Convert a fraction to a percent.
Convert the fraction to a decimal.
Convert the decimal to a percent.
Glossary
percent
A percent is a ratio whose denominator is [latex]100[/latex] .
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