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Definition of Terms: A. Changing Decimal To Percent

1. This document defines key terms used in ratios, proportions, and conversions between percentages, decimals, and fractions. It defines percent, ratio, and proportion. 2. It provides examples and steps for converting between decimals and percentages by moving the decimal point. To change a decimal to a percent, multiply by 100. To change a percent to a decimal, divide by 100. 3. It also explains how to convert fractions to percentages by first changing the fraction to a decimal and then moving the decimal point to convert it to a percent.

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Definition of Terms: A. Changing Decimal To Percent

1. This document defines key terms used in ratios, proportions, and conversions between percentages, decimals, and fractions. It defines percent, ratio, and proportion. 2. It provides examples and steps for converting between decimals and percentages by moving the decimal point. To change a decimal to a percent, multiply by 100. To change a percent to a decimal, divide by 100. 3. It also explains how to convert fractions to percentages by first changing the fraction to a decimal and then moving the decimal point to convert it to a percent.

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Definition of Terms

1. Percent is an expression indicating the number of parts taken from a hundred. Literally, “percent”
means by, or, on the hundred. Instead of saying “hundredths” we often use the term per cent. For
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example or .04 may be written as 4%.
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2. Ratio is a relationship between two numbers or like quantities. It may be expressed in the form of
a fraction. The ratio 36:27 of the number of girls to that boys (read as 36 is to 27), may be written
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as 4:3 or in the simplest form .
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3. Proportion is an expression of two equivalent ratios. Hence 3:4 = 9:12 is a proportion. In the
example, 3 and 12, or the first and fourth terms are called extremes, while 4 and 9, which are the
second and third terms, are called means. Therefore, if a sentence is a proportion, the product of
the extremes is equal to the product of the means.

Conversion Techniques
A. Changing Decimal to Percent
 To change decimal to percent, multiply the decimal number by 100 which is equivalent to
moving the decimal point two places to the right, and then affix the percent sign (%).
Ex.
1. .16 = 16 = 16% or 16 × 100 = 16%
2. .125 = 12.5 = 12.5% or .125 × 100 = 12.5%
3. .04 = 04 = 4% or .04 × 100 = 4%
4. 0.435 = 43.5 = 43.5% or 0.435 × 100 = 43.5%

B. Changing Percent to Decimal


 To change percent to decimal, divide the given number by 100, which is equivalent to
moving the decimal point two places to the left, and then drop the percent sign(%).
Ex.
1. 14% = 14 ÷ 100 = .14 or 14 = .14
2. 3% = 3 ÷ 100 = .03 or 3 = .03
3. 15.5% ÷ 100 = .155 or 15.5 = .155
4. 0.11% ÷ 100 = 0.0011 or 0.11= 0.0011
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5. 4 % = 1 ÷ 2 = .5 then bring down 4,
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4.5% = 4.5 ÷ 100 = 0.045 or 4.5 = 0.045

C. Changing Fraction to Percent


 To change the fraction to percent, change the fraction first to its decimal equivalent. Then
move the decimal point two places to the right and affix the percent sign (%).
Ex.
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1. = 5 ÷ 8 = .625 = .625 × 100 = 62.5% or .625 = 62.5%
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2. = 4 ÷ 5 = .8 = .8 × 100 = 80% or .8 = 80%
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3. = 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375 = 0.375 × 100 = 37.5% or 0.375 = 37.5%
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