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Remember to carefully read the problem and figure out the operation.
Make the question into an equation. In this case, 1 out of 8 cars are blue. So write 1/8. Then use long division to find out the problem. Change that number into a percent by multiplying by 100.
| Example: | Convert | 3 5 | to a percentage |
To convert the fraction to a decimal we divide the numerator by the denominator. We calculate 3 รท 5 = 0.6
So we have
| 3 5 | = 0.6 |
Next multiply by 100 to change it to a percentage.
0.6 x 100 = 60
| So | 3 5 | = 0.6 = 60% |
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Play this game. Note that fractions, decimals and percentages can all be equal.
