How Do You Convert Percents, Fractions, And Decimals?
Need help on some work or homework? Here’s how to convert fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, decimals to percents, etc. Move the decimal point two places to the left. • Examples: • 75% converts to 0.75 • 40% converts to 0.4 • 230% converts to 2.3 • 8% converts to 0.08 • 3.1% converts to 0.031 • 1.2% converts to 0.012 Move the decimal point two places to the right. • Examples: • 0.32 becomes 32% • 0.07 becomes 7% • 0.6 becomes 60% • 1.25 becomes 125% • 0.083 becomes 8.3% • On a calculator, enter the numerator, hit the divide key, enter the denominator, and hit equals. If doing the problem longhand, put the numerator under the division box and the denominator on the outside. • For more information on doing longhand division, check the wikiHow article, How to Change a Common Fraction Into a Decimal. • Take the decimal, drop the decimal point, and place the result into the numerator (top number) of a fraction. • To determine the denominator (bottom number), write a 1, followed b
