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To write a decimal as a fraction, write the number as the numerator and 1 as the denominator. Then find an equivalent fraction with a whole number numerator. To write a decimal as a percent, multiply by 100 and add the percent symbol.
Example Fraction: 29/100
Percent: 29 %
Fractions, decimals, and percents are three ways to show parts of a whole. We want to write a decimal as a fraction and as a percent. Let's do these things one at a time.
To write a decimal as a fraction, we start by writing the number as the numerator and 1 as the denominator.
0.29=0.29/1
We found that 0.29 expressed as a fraction is 29100.
To write a decimal as a percent, we multiply by 100 and add the percent symbol %.
We found that 0.29 expressed as a percent is 29 %.