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
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
Three free sample questions from our convert percentages, fractions, decimals course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
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?
Ryan got 50% in his spelling test. What is 50% as a fraction in its simplest form?
Oliver completed 1/4 of his jigsaw puzzle. What percentage has he completed?
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.
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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