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ConversionsofPercentstoDecimalsandFractions
ThewordcentcomesfromtheLatincentum,meaning100.So,
Apennyisacent.
Acenturyis100years.
ARomancenturionwasinchargeof100soldiers.
Percentmeansper100oroutof100.

ConversionToandFromDecimals
Apercentisconvertedtoadecimalbymovingthedecimalpointtwoplacestotheleft.
17%

.17

64%

.64

Adecimalisconvertedtoapercentbymovingthedecimalpointtwoplacestotheright.
. 625

62.5%

. 87

87%

ConversionToandFromFractions
Apercentisconvertedtoafractionbydividingthepercentby100andreducingthefractionto
lowestterns,
25%

36%

Afractionisconvertedtoapercentbymultiplyingby100.
:

100%

75%

100%

20%

MoreExamples:
Percent

Decimal

Fraction

0%

0
100

15%

.15

15
100

20

44%

.44

44
100

11

20

50%

.5

50
100

Percent

Decimal

Fraction

65%

.65

65
100

13

20

80%

.8

80
100

95%

.95

95
100

19

20

100%

100
100

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.50

.333
.667

.25
.50
.75

.20
.40
.60
.80

.167
.333
.500
.667
.833

.142857
.285714
.428571
.571429
.714286
.857143

.09091
.08333
.07692
.07143
.06667

50%

33.3%
66.7%

25%
50%
75%

20%
40%
60%
80%

16.7%
33.3%
50.0%
66.7%
83.3%

14.2857%
28.5714%
42.8571%
57.1429%
71.4286%
85.7143%

9.091%
8.333%
7.692%
7.143%
6.667%

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.125
.250
.375
.500
.625
.750
.875

.111
.222
.333
.444
.556
.667
.778
.889

.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
.9

.06250
.05882
.05556
.05263
.05000

12.5%
25.0%
37.5%
50.0%
62.5%
75.0%
87.5%

11.1%
22.2%
33.3%
44.4%
55.6%
66.7%
77.8%
88.9%

10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%

6.250%
5.882%
5.556%
5.263%
5.000%

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