Percentages That Make Sense

Key concepts explained: converting percentages into decimals and fractions, and converting decimals and fractions into p... (more)

Key concepts explained: converting percentages into decimals and fractions, and converting decimals and fractions into percentages.. Taking examples from the widespread use of percentages in everyday life from the percentage of cappuchinos to regular coffee a coffee shop sells, to the percentage of sharks to other fish in an aquarium, our young guide illustrates: 1.The meaning of a percentage as a number out of one hundred 2.Writing a percentage as a fraction out of 100 3,Changing a fraction to its simplest form 4.Converting a percentage to a decimal number 5.Converting a decimal number to a percentage 6.Converting a fraction into a percentage 7.Calculating a percentage of a given quantity. (less)