Converting fractions to percentages
What is a fraction?
A fraction is a part of a whole The missing piece of this circle is ¼ of the whole. The remainder is ¾ of the What is a percentage? whole A percentage is the top part of a fraction whose bottom part is 100. • • •
For Example 50% is the same as 50/100 For another 75% is the same as 75/100 For my last Example 1% is the same as 1/100
Converting fractions into percentages
¼ =25% Therefore 4 into 100 x1 is 25 ½ =50% Therefore 2 into 100 x1 is 50 ¾ =75% Therefore 4 into 100 x3 is 75