The four-way: fraction, decimal and percent
You learn to convert between different ways of saying the same ratio.
How to work it out
- 1 out of 4 is as a fraction 14.
- In hundredths that is 25100, so decimal 0.25 and 25%.
- They all mean the same part.
Ratio1 out of 4
Fraction14
Decimal0.25
Percentage25%
Write "1 out of 4" as a decimal and as a percentage.
- As a fraction: 14.
- As a decimal: 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
- As a percentage: 0.25 × 100 = 25%.
Another example
75% is which fraction?
- 75% = 75100.
- Simplify: 34.