6th Grade Math Textbook, Fundamentals

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7-2

Rename 12 % as a fraction.

12 % 



So 12 % .

125  125

1000  125

125

1000

125

1000

1

8

1

2

1

8

12.5 • 10

100 • 10

12.5

100

1

2

1
1 2 Rename 14.5% as a decimal.

14.5% 0.145

So 14.5% 0.145

2

To rename a percent as a fraction:

• Write the percent as a fraction
  with a denominator of 100.

45% 

• Divide both terms by their GCF.



To rename a percent as a decimal:

• Remove the percent symbol.
  To divide by 100, move the decimal
  point twoplaces to the left.

45% 0.450.45

9

20

45  5

100  5

45

100

45

100

Write 0.5638 as a percent. Round

to the nearest tenth of a percent.

0.5638 0.5638% Multiply by 100.

56.4% Round.

Think



56.38%

56.38

100

5638

10,000

You can rename a decimal as a percent.

• Move the decimal point twoplaces to the right
  to multiply by 100, and write the % sign.
  or


• Write the decimal as a fraction that has a denominator
  of 100. Then write the numerator with a % sign.

So 209 and 0.45 represent the percent of Nina’s collection that are Kennedy half dollars.

Fractions, Decimals, Percents

Objective To write percents as fractions and decimals• To write fractions and decimals

as percents• To compare fractions, decimals, and percents

In Nina’s collection of half dollars, 25% are Walking Liberty, 30% are

Benjamin Franklin, and the rest are Kennedy half dollars. What fraction

and what decimal represent the percent that are Kennedy half dollars?

To answer the question, first add the given percents (the parts), and

then subtract their sum from 100% (the whole).

25% 30% 55% and 100% 55% 45%

So rename 45% as a fraction and as a decimal.

You can rename a percent as a fraction or as a decimal.

Rename 0.2 as a percent.

0.2 0.2020%

or

0.2  102 10 • 102 • 10   10020 20%

Write zeros

as needed.