Comparison of Fractions, Decimals and Percents

Comparison of Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Introduction

Fractions, decimals, and percents are three different ways to show the same kind of number: a part of a ...

Imagine you’re eating a pizza, and you finish half of it. When your friend asks how much you ate, you can explain it in different ways, even though the amount stays the same. You might say you ate 1/2 of the pizza.

You might also say you ate 0.5 of the pizza. Or you could say you ate 50 percent of the pizza. These forms may look different,...