Basic College Mathematics (ALEKS)
Chapter Six PERCENTS
Chapter 6 – 1 Percents and Their Fraction and Decimal Forms
N% = N per hundred
Ratio =
(this form I use most of the time)
70%
.
23.4%
100%
“1”
CONVERTING PERCENTS TO FRACTIONS
32%
90%
175%
.
.
0.06%
75%
50%
66 %
CONVERTING PERCENTS TO DECIMALS
a) replace the % with “x0.01”
b) multiply by 0.01, i.e., move decimal point TWO PLACES TO LEFT
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Chapter 6