To convert a percent to a fraction: Make it a decimal (move 2 places left & remove %) & read it correctly [simplify as needed].
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1. Percent to Fraction
Conversion
(using decimals)
To convert a percent to a fraction:
Make it a decimal (move 2 places left & remove %)
Then read the decimal correctly,
[simplify]
5. Examples:
1. If 70% of the employees are saving for
retirement, what fraction are saving for
retirement? 7
70% .7
10
2. If wheat flour is 45% of the recipe, what fraction
is wheat flour? 45 9
45% .45
100 20
3. If the B.A.C. is .08%, what fraction of the blood is
alcohol? 8 1
.08% .0008
10000 1250