FRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENT

1. Fractions
We use fractions every day, quite often to describe parts of a whole such as half an
hour, third quarter of a basketball game, one quarter of a cup of sugar or the bath being
two thirds full. The part/whole meaning of fractions, expressed as, is used when a
part is being compared to the whole.

The numeral above the dividing line is referred to as the numerator, the dividing line is
known as the vinculum, and the numeral below the dividing line is known as the
denominator.

Example: 2 numerator
vinculum
3 denominator

Learn About It!

Types of Fractions:
Proper fractions. Fractions whose numerators are smaller than their
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denominators such as , , .
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Improper fractions. Fractions whose numerators are larger than their

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denominators such , , . They can be converted into mixed fractions.
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Mixed fractions / Mixed numbers. Fractions that have a whole number part and
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a proper fraction part, such as 1 , and 10 ,. To convert mixed fraction to
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improper fraction, just multiply the whole number by the denominator then add the
numerator.

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Similar fractions. Fractions having the same denominators such as , , .
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Dissimilar fractions. are fractions having different denominators such ,
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2. Decimal

A decimal number can be defined as a number whose whole number part and the

fractional part is separated by a decimal point. Consider the following decimal in the
place value chart:
 ten thousandths
*decimal point*

thousandths

thousandths
hundredths

millionths
hundred
tenths
ones
tens

1 2 . 3 4 5 6 7 8

The chart shows the place value of each digit of the decimal 12.345678. For example,
the place value of the digit 8 is millionths. Notice that each place value in the decimal
number system is based on powers of 10.

When reading a decimal, the place value of the last digit (in this case, 8) is mentioned.
Thus, we read 12.345678 as “twelve and three hundred forty-five thousand, six hundred
seventy-eight millionths.”

3. Percent

is actually "per cent", meaning "out of a hundred". (It comes from the Latin per centum
for "thoroughly hundred".). The symbol % is used to represent the word percent.

When you have a cellphone, you always charge its battery when it is already drained at
0%. The battery is fully charged when the battery indicator states it is 100% charged. If
not fully charged, the percent will be from 1% to 99%.

WEEK 2: LESSON 2 B. Establishing a purpose for the lesson

Direction: In the first column, write what you think you already know about Converting Fractions,
Decimals and Percent; and in the second column, list down what you want to know and in the
third column, enumerate what new learnings you have acquired. (To be done after the entire
lesson is completed)

WHAT I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I LEARNED

C. Presenting examples/instances of the new lesson

Mind Booster!

If you will be taking 1 slice of pizza, what fractional part

of the whole pizza you took? How will you write the decimal part
of that slice of pizza? What percent is left on the remaining
D. Discussing new concepts and
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Fractions, decimals and percent are all just
different ways of writing numbers but they are all the same. Let
CONVERTING BETWEEN FRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENT
us understand how these three have relationships and how
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1. Converting Fraction to Decimal

To reduce fractions into decimal, we simply perform division

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Example: If we want to change into decimal, we divide 3 by 4: Therefore, = 0.75
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If it is a mixed number, just retain the whole number and perform division to convert its fractional
part.
Try this in your activity notebook! Score Description
3 Very good
Convert the following fraction to decimal: 2 Good
1 Fair
1 3 3 Turn to section J
1) 2) 3) 5 and work on the
8 5 8
0 enrichment
activities

2. Converting Decimal to Fraction

To change decimals to fraction, we convert a decimal into a fraction with a denominator in
multiples of 10 (10, 100, 1000, etc.) and reduce the said fraction into lowest terms.

0.75 (0.75 has two decimal places. Our denominator must have two zeroes; hence 100.)

75 Tip!
=
100
Just read the decimal number and write how it was read and
75(÷ 25) then simplify it. Say 0.75. This is read as “seventy-five
= hundredths” in fraction that is 75 over a hundred. Then
100(÷ 25)
75 3
simplify . That is, its !
3 100 4
=
4

Try this in your activity notebook!

Convert the following decimal to fraction: Score Description

3 Very good
1) 0.20 2) 0.48 3) 12.01 2 Good
1 Fair
Turn to section J
and work on the
0 enrichment
activities
3. Converting Decimal to Percent

To convert decimals to percent, we move the decimal point two places to the right and affix the
percent sign (%).

Examples:

4. Converting Percent to Decimal

Converting percent to decimals is the exact opposite of converting decimals to percent. We only
move the decimal point two places to the left and we drop the percent sign (%).

Examples:

Try this in your activity notebook!

A) Convert the following decimal to percent: Score Description

6 Very good
1) 0.27 2) 1.35 3) 2.25 5 Good
4 Fair
B) Convert the following percent to decimal: Turn to section J
and work on the
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4) 18% 5) 205% 6) 13 %
2 activities
Classroom Exercise 1
A. Change the following fractions to decimal. If not whole number, compute up to three decimal
places and round to the nearest hundredths.
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1. =¿ 4. =¿
9 4
11 200
2. =¿ 5. =¿
12 58
9
3. =¿
9

B. Change the following decimals to fractions; reduce to its simplest form.

1. 0.7=¿
2. 0.35=¿
3. 0.165=¿
4. 0.245=¿
5. 0.1235=¿

C. Change the following fractions to percent.

1
1. 6 =¿
3
1
2. =¿
3
7
3. =¿
8
2
4. =¿
5
9
5. =¿
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D. Change the following percent to fraction.
1. 28% = 4. 4 %=¿
1
2. 5 %=¿ 5. 0.05 %=¿
2
3. 125 %=¿
KEY TO CORRECTION:
A. Change the following fractions to decimal. If not whole number, compute up to three decimal
places and round to the nearest hundredths.
1. 0.44
2. 0.92
3. 1.00
4. 3.75
5. 3.45
B. Change the following decimals to fractions; reduce to its simplest form.
7
1. 10
7
2. 20
33
3. 200
49
4. 200
247
5. 2000
C. Change the following fractions to percent.
1. 633.33%
2. 33.33%
3. 40%
4. 87.5%
5. 60%
D. Change the following percent to fraction.
7
1. 25
11
2. 200
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3. 1 4
1
4. 100
1
5. 2000