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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

What you think. I can write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100.  4. 12 100. 12 100. =. I can rewrite as 12%.  4. 3 25. 3 25. 3 25. 3 25. 3 • 4 25 • 4. =. Multiply the numerator and denominator by 4. 12 100. =. Simplify. = 12%.

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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

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  1. What you think I can write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100.  4 12 100 12 100 = I can rewrite as 12%.  4 3 25 3 25 3 25 3 25 3 • 4 25 • 4 = Multiply the numerator and denominator by 4. 12 100 = Simplify. = 12% Write the fraction as a percent. COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Write as a percent. Why it works 6-1

  2. 25 10 2.5 = Write the decimal as a fraction. 25 • 10 10 • 10 250 100 Write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. = = = 250% Write the fraction as a percent. 3 1,000 0.003 = Write the decimal as a fraction. 3 ÷ 10 1,000 ÷ 10 0.3 100 Write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. = = = 0.3% Write the fraction as a percent. COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Write each decimal as a percent. a. 2.5 b. 0.003 6-1

  3. Write the number of electoral votes Bill Clinton received as a fraction of the total number of electoral votes. 379 538 379 538 0.7045 Write the fraction as a decimal. Move the decimal point two places to the right. Insert a percent sign. 0.70.45 = 70.45 379 538 378 540 Check for reasonableness is about which is equal to 70%. This is close to 70.45%. The answer is reasonable. COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents In the 1996 presidential election, Bill Clinton received 379 out of the 538 electoral votes. What percent (rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent) did he receive? Bill Clinton received 70.45% of the electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election. 6-1

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