What is the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents?
Fractions: A way to represent a part of a whole or a part of a group, written in the form a/b, where a is the part and b is the whole or the group. Decimals: A way to represent a part of a whole, written in the form of numbers with one or more decimal points, for example 2.5. Percentages: A way to represent a part of a whole, written in the form of a number followed by the percent sign (%), for example 50%. Percentages can be used to compare parts of a whole, for example 50% is larger than 25%.
Concepts:
Which is more difficult for you to understand - fractions, decimals, or percents?
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percents
The fraction ‘1/2’ is the only fraction whose decimal form ends in 0.5 The only two fractions that can be expressed as terminating decimals are 1/2 and 1/10 The percent symbol (‘%’) is derived from the Latin word ‘per centum’, which means ‘per hundred’
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"How have fractions, decimals, and percents been used in your daily life?"