Percentages - from fractions
There are three basic methods:
Firstly, turn into tenths, then into percentages:
3/5 = 6/10 = 60%
Second option, turn into hundredths, then into percentages:
11/25 = 44/100 = 44%
Thirdly, we just have to divide:
5/8 = 5 ÷ 8 bus-stop time!
0.625 = 62.5%
Now you need to practise:
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