Chapter 2

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Three ways to show part of a whole — fractions, decimals and percentages — and how they connect (½ = 0.5 = 50%), with an interactive exercise.

A fraction shows part of a whole. Decimals and percentages are other ways to show the same part.

Half can be written three ways: $\tfrac{1}{2} = 0.5 = 50\%$. And $\tfrac{1}{4} = 0.25 = 25\%$.

Remember

  • Percent means "out of 100": 25% = 25 out of 100.
  • $\tfrac12=0.5=50\%$, $\tfrac14=0.25=25\%$, $\tfrac34=0.75=75\%$.

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