Converting Percentages to Decimals

Bridging the Gap Between Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages

Continuing our exploration into the world of fractions in GCSE Maths, we venture into the seamless interplay between decimals, fractions, and percentages. This bridge between numerical representations adds another layer of versatility to your mathematical toolkit.

Decimal to Fraction

Converting decimals to fractions involves expressing the decimal as a fractions with a power of 10 in the denominator. For instance, \(0.75\) becomes \(\frac{75}{100}\), which can be further simplified to \(\frac{3}{4}\).

Decimal to Percentage

Transforming decimals into percentages is a matter of multiplying the decimal by 100 and appending the percentage symbol. For example, \(0.6\) as a percentage is \(60%\).

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