IXL | Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals: word problems

Jayce checks his phone to see how much of the battery power is left. He sees there is 55% left.

Write 55% as a fraction in simplest form.

Write 55% as a decimal.

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Bernard is baking spice cookies. His recipe calls for 0.5 pounds of butter.

Write 0.5 pounds as a fraction in simplest form.

of a pound

Write 0.5 pounds as a percent.

of a pound

A percent tells you a part out of 100.

0.5 means 5 tenths. Write 5 tenths as a fraction.

0.5 =

Simplify the fraction. Divide the numerator and denominator by 5.

0.5 is equivalent to

Now, write 0.5 as a percent. Multiply to find 0.5 of 100.

0.5

100

0.5 is also equivalent to

50%.

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