Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

Percent…

• A ratio that compares a number to 100• % = 100• Parts per hundred• Percents can be between 1% and 100%,

greater than 100%, or less than 1%

Fractions as Percents…

• Write an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100

• EX.

Decimals as Percents…

• “Write it as you read it”• Write decimal as mixed number or fraction• Write an equivalent fraction with a

denominator of 100• EX.

Percents as Fractions…

• Write as a fraction with a denominator of 100• If a decimal percent, multiply by a power of 10

until the decimal is at the end of the number• EX.

Ordering Rational Numbers…

• Order the following from Least to Greatest

• Order the following from Greatest to Least

Application…

• Behavioral scientists observed an elephant that slept about 12.5% of each day. What fraction of each day did the elephant sleep?

Application…

• The table below shows the results of a student survey about lunch. What percent of the students did not choose tacos as their favorite food?

Favorite Food Hamburger Tacos Sandwiches Pizza

Number of Students

45 7 19 34

Own your own…

• Write as a percent:

• Write as a fraction:

• Order from Least to Greatest: