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. 1 out of 4 is as a fraction 14.
  2. In hundredths that is 25100, so decimal 0.25 and 25%.
  3. 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.

  1. As a fraction: 14.
  2. As a decimal: 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
  3. As a percentage: 0.25 × 100 = 25%.
Another example

75% is which fraction?

  1. 75% = 75100.
  2. Simplify: 34.