Fractions as Percents
6th Grade · Math · 55 min
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Learning Objective
I can convert fractions to percents.
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To convert a fraction to a percent, you can divide the numerator by the denominator, resulting in a decimal, which you then multiply by 100.
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An alternative method to convert a fraction to a percent is to change the denominator to 10, 100, or 1000, then express the fraction as a percentage.
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When you get a repeating decimal, you can represent the percent by using a bar over the repeating digit, or you can round to the nearest tenth, hundredth, or whole percent.
