8th Grade Summer Math Packet Worksheet - Khan Academy, 2014 Page 15

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OPIC  
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RACTION  
 
ECIMAL  
 
ERCENT  
ONVERSIONS
 
A   p ercent   i s   a   s pecial   f raction   w ith   a   d enominator   o f   1 00.     W e   p racticed   g oing   b ack   a nd   f orth  
between   p ercents,   d ecimals,   a nd   f ractions   i n   7
  g rade.     H ere   i s   a   q uick   r eview.  
th
35
 
35% is the same as
which is the same as 0.35
100
• To   c onvert   a   d ecimal   i nto   a   p ercent,   m ultiply   i t   b y   1 00.      
0.64
0.64(100) 64%
=
 
1.05
1.05(100) 105%
o
=
0.05
0.05(100) 5%
=
• To   c onvert   a   p ercent   i nto   a   d ecimal,   d ivide   i t   b y   1 00.    
89.5%
89.5 100 0.895
÷
=
 
o
107%
107 100 1.07
÷
=
0.03%
0.03 100 0.0003
÷
=
• To   c onvert   a   f raction   i nto   a   p ercent,   f irst   w rite   i t   t he   f raction   a s   a   d ecimal   b y   d ividing   t he  
numerator   b y   t he   d enominator.     T hen   m ultiply   t hat   d ecimal   b y   1 00   t o   g et   a   p ercent.      
1
To convert
into a percent, first we write it as a decimal: 1 4 0.25
÷ =
 
o
4
Next we convert the decimal into a percent 0.25
0.25(100) 25%
=
• To   c overt   a   p ercent   i nto   a   f raction,   f irst   w rite   i t   a s   a   d ecimal.     T hen   w rite   t hat   d ecimal   a s   a  
fraction.     F inish   b y   r educing   t he   f raction.      
50
50% 0.50
=
100
50
50
 
o
Now we reduce
by dividing both the numerator and denomenator by a "fancy 1
"
=
100
50
50
50
1
÷
=
100 50
2
 
Write   e ach   d ecimal   a s   a   p ercent   a nd   a s   a   f raction   r educed   t o   s implest   f orm.    
 
1. 0.36  
 
 
3. 0.003  
 
 
 
 
2. 0.04  
 
 
4. 5.2  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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