Convert values between these forms is a major key to evaluating data in many situations. For example, the farming industry uses the fractional system of the United States measurement system to determine the price of produce. We commonly express the value of currency in decimal format. American farmers are constantly jumping between fractional and decimal values to earn a living. The energy industry is constantly measuring the efficiency of objects. This tells them which is the best product because it wastes less energy to complete the same task. This value is calculated in fractional form and then explained to customers of that product in percentage form. You will be given a fraction and asked to express the same value in decimal and percentage form.

There are a ton of different ways to go about this. No one method is correct over another as long as the end result is the same. We would just stress working smarter and not harder is where you want to be. In other words, the less steps you need to take the better. We suggest that start by converting the value into decimal form first. You can do this by taking the quotient of the numerator by the denominator. Once you have the decimal form, you will just need to multiply that value by one-hundred to convert it to percentage format. These worksheets explain how convert between fractions, percentages, and decimals. Students will be given one form of a number, and must calculate the other two.