Which school had the highest proportion of pupils receiving free school meals?
Converting all the proportions to percentages enables a comparison to be made easily. The proportion of pupils having free school meals in school A is given as the fraction 1/9. 1÷ 9 = 0.11 to two decimal places, or 11% The proportion for school B is given as a decimal: 0.12 = 12% The proportion for school C is given at 11% The proportion for school D is given as 11 out of 110. This is the same as 11/110.