Fractions, decimals and percentages

This activity is about converting between fractions, decimals and

percentages.

Information sheet

Converting between decimals and fractions

To change a decimal to a fraction: use the place value of the last digit
÷5
85 17
For example 0.85 = =
100 20
÷5
hundredths

On a calculator press: 85
a b c 100 =

To change a fraction to a decimal: divide the top by the bottom

For example 54
= 4  5 = 0.8

Converting between percentages and fractions or decimals

To write a % as a fraction or decimal: divide by 100
For example 64% = 64  100 = 0.64
64 16
or 64% = =
100 25
On a calculator press: 64 a bc 100 =

To write a decimal or fraction as a %: multiply by 100

For example 0.125 = 0.125  100 = 12.5%

2 = 2 2
5 5  100 (i.e. 5 of 100%) = 40%
2
or 5 = 2  5  100 = 40%
On a calculator press: 2
a bc 5  100 = 40%
Try these
1 Write these decimals as fractions:

0.3 = …………. 0.5 = …………. 0.6 = …………. 0.02 = ………….

0.05 = …………. 0.25 = …………. 0.36 = …………. 0.125 = ………….

2 Write these fractions as decimals:

7 1 = 2 = 3 = …………………
=
10 5
………………. ………………. ……………….
5 4

20 25
7 = 2 = 9 7
8 3 = …………………
………………. ………………. =……………….

3 Write these percentages as decimals:

3% = …………. 30% = …………. 25% = …………. 80% = ………….

8% = …………. 12% = …………. 67% = …………. 17.5% = ………….

4 Write these percentages as fractions:

20% = …………. 75% = …………. 5% = …………. 30% = ………….

40% = …………. 15% = …………. 24% = …………. 35% = ………….

5 Write these decimals as percentages:

0.25 = …………. 0.5 = …………. 0.7 = …………. 0.07 = ………….

0.45 = …………. 0.09 = …………. 0.4 = …………. 0.375 = ………….

6 Write these fractions as percentages:

1 1 9 3
10 = 5 = 10 = 4 = ………….
…………. …………. ………….

4 3 3
= 17 1 2
5 20 = = = ………….
…………. …………. ………….
At the end of the activity
Explain how to convert ...
• a decimal to a fraction
• a fraction to a decimal
• a percentage to a fraction or decimal
• a fraction or decimal to a percentage.

Give some examples of real contexts where ...

• decimals are used
• fractions are used
• percentages are used.
Fractions, decimals and percentages

Fractions to decimals to percentages

Complete this table.

Fraction Decimal Percentage

1
10
1
5
3
10
2
5
1
2
3
5
7
10
4
5
9
10
1
4
3
4
Fill the gaps in the table.

Percentage Fraction Decimal

10%

0.2

3
10

40%

0.5

3
5

70%

0.8

9
10

25%

3
4
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5 60%? 5 90%? 10 100%?
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1 1
1 50%? 2 20%? 5 75%?

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4 10%? 10 25%? 4 30%?

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20 6%? 50 33%? 100 56%?

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25 63%? 100 95%? 20 74%?

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50 52%? 25 45%? 20 58%?

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