Converting fluently between percentages, fractions, and decimals (e.g., 25% = ¼ = 0.25).
Where your child meets this in real life: Switching between formats for easier calculation or comparison
Each SEAG paper has 28 maths questions. Questions 29 to 50 are multiple choice with five possible answers, and questions 51 to 56 need a short written answer. With 56 questions in 60 minutes across English and maths, that is about a minute per question.
SEAGReady breaks convert percentages, fractions, decimals into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Convert between percentages and decimals by dividing by 100 (% to decimal) or multiplying by 100 (decimal to %)
Convert percentages to fractions by writing as a fraction over 100 and simplifying to lowest terms
Convert fractions to percentages by first converting to a decimal then multiplying by 100, or by finding an equivalent fraction with denominator 100
Try three free questions from our convert percentages, fractions, decimals course. They start easy and get harder, so you can see where your child's confidence runs out. If they manage the last one without a hint, this topic is probably secure. If not, the steps above show where to start.
Sean's tablet shows the download is 50% complete. He needs to enter this as a decimal for his homework. What is 50% as a decimal?
Emily collected 40% of the coins in her class charity jar. What is 40% as a fraction in its simplest form?
Which percentage is exactly equal to 3/8?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Lily's phone battery shows 75% charged. She wants to enter this into a spreadsheet that only accepts decimals.
What is 75% as a decimal?
75% = ?
Percent means 'out of 100'
Step 1 of 3
Lily's phone battery shows 75% charged. She wants to enter this into a spreadsheet that only accepts decimals.
What is 75% as a decimal?
Lily enters 0.75 into her spreadsheet.
The key insight: To change % to decimal, just divide by 100 - move the decimal 2 places left!
Common mix-up: 75% = 7.5. Moving the decimal only 1 place gives 7.5. Percent means per HUNDRED, so move 2 places.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in convert percentages, fractions, decimals, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with convert percentages, fractions, decimals? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
Sitting the SEAG test this November? Read our last-month revision plan, Paper 1 vs Paper 2 and test day guide.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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