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Fractions, Decimals & %

½, 0.5 and 50% are the same amount wearing different clothes.

Key conversionsOrdering decimalsFractions ↔ decimalsFDP problem solving

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Key facts

½ = 0.5 = 50%, ¼ = 0.25 = 25%, ⅕ = 0.2 = 20%, 1/10 = 0.1 = 10%.

% → decimal

Divide by 100: 35% = 0.35.

Ordering

Convert everything to the same form, then compare.

Worked example

Write 3/5 as a percentage

  1. 1Make denominator 100: × 20
  2. 23/5 = 60/100
  3. 3= 60% ✅

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