To write a percent as a fraction, write the number part as a numerator over 100. To write a percent as a decimal, move the decimal point two places to the left and remove the percent symbol.
Example Fraction: 15/4 Decimal: 3.75
Practice makes perfect
Fractions, decimals, and percents are three ways to show parts of a whole. We want to write a percent as a fraction and as a decimal. Let's do these things one at a time.
Fraction
To write a percent as a fraction, we write the number part as a numerator over 100.
375 %=375/100Then, if possible, we simplify the fraction.
