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💯 Fractions and Percents

See how a fraction and a percent can name the very same amount - parts out of 100.

3
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~20 min
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🔢 Math
subject
Ages 6–12
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What you’ll learn

  1. Percent Means Out of 100Understand a percent as a number of parts out of 100 and link it to a fraction.A percent means parts out of 100. Picture a whole split into 100 equal pieces: the percent tells how many you have. A fraction like 1/2 names the same amount as 50%, because half of 100 is 50.
  2. Everyday Halves and QuartersConvert the common fractions half, quarter, and three-quarters to percents.The everyday fractions have friendly percents: 1/2 = 50%, 1/4 = 25%, 3/4 = 75%, and one whole = 100%. Rewriting each fraction as parts out of 100 makes the percent easy to see.
  3. Fifths, Tenths and BeyondConvert tenths and fifths to percents and compare fractions using 50%.For tenths and fifths, count how many hundredths each part is worth: 1/10 = 10% and 1/5 = 20%, so 3/5 = 60%. Turning fractions into percents also makes them easy to compare against a half.

Questions this course answers

What does the word percent mean?

Percent means parts out of 100, so 25% is 25 out of every 100.

1/2 equals what percent?

Half of 100 is 50, so 1/2 is 50 out of 100, which is 50%.

3/4 equals what percent?

Three quarters of 100 is 75, so 3/4 is 75%.

1/5 equals what percent?

Five equal parts fill 100, so each fifth is 20%.

3/5 as a percent is?

Each fifth is 20%, and three of them is 60%.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • Khan Academy
  • PBS Kids - early math
  • Britannica Kids
  • Math is Fun (mathsisfun.com)

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