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
For example

85

17

0.85 = 100 = 20

5
hundredths

b
On a calculator press: 85 a c 100 =

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

bottom
4
5

For example

= 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

or

16

64% = 100 = 25

b
On a calculator press: 64 a c 100 =

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

For example

or

= 0.125 100 = 12.5%

0.125
2
5

= 5 100 (i.e. 5 of 100%) = 40%

2
5

= 2 5 100 = 40%

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b
On a calculator press: 2 a c 5 100 = 40%

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Try these
1 Write these decimals as fractions:

0.3 = . 0.5 = .
.
0.02 = .

0.6 =

0.05 = . 0.25 = .
.
0.125 = .

0.36 =

2 Write these fractions as decimals:

7
10 = .

3
1
2
5 = . 5 = . 4 =

7
8 = .

=.

9
2
3 = . 20
7
25 =

3 Write these percentages as decimals:

3% = .

30% = . 25% = .

80% = .

8% = .

12% = . 67% = .

17.5% = .

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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
10 = .

1
5 = .

9
10

= .

3
4 = .

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4
5 = .

17
20 = .

1
3 = .

2
3 = .

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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.

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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

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Fill the gaps in the table.

Percentage

Fraction

Decimal

10%
0.2

3
10
40%
0.5

3
5
70%
0.8

9
10

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25%

3
4

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Follow me fractions to percentages

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Who is
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50%

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40%

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Set A

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Follow me fractions to percentages

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Set B

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I am
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I am
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Follow me percentages to fractions

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Who is

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Set C

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20%?
75%?

50%?
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10%?
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25% ?
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40%?
70%?
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60%?

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90%?

80%?
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Who is
100%?

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Follow me percentages to fractions

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Who is

50%?

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37%?

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8%?

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55%?

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56%?

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95%?
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80%?

33%?

63%?
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30%?

90%?

6%?
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70%?

60%?
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75%?

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40%?
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10%?
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Set D

Who is
74%?

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35%?

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42%?

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87%?

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34%?

52%?
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22%?

72%?

4%?
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13%?

5%?
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44%?

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14%?

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I am

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54%?

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68%?

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26%?

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Who is
76%?

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18%?
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Who is
84%?

86%?

12%?
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15%?

24%?
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Who is

Who is
85%?

46%?

78%?
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62%?

16%?
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Who is
36%?

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Who is
100%?

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