Section 7.1
Getting Started…
7.1 – Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Convert the fraction to a decimal:
8 7.000
= .875
Convert the decimal to a fraction:
.175
Definitions:
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Percent :
 A ratio that compares a number to a 100.
example: At 1 am, there is a 90% chance
of snow!
Writing a Fraction as a Percent
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Write
as a percent.
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Two ways 
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Other way 
Writing a Percent as a Fraction
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Write 87.5% as a fraction:
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1. convert to a decimal - .875
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2.
Word Problem:
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An achievement test has multiple-choice
questions. If you answer 62 questions
correctly and 18 incorrectly, what
percent of the questions did you get
correct?
Try a Few!
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Fraction to percent 
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Percent to Fraction 
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A school auditorium has 240 seats. One
evening, 180 adults and 60 children attended
a school play. What percent of the seats
were filled with adults?
Homework
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Extra Practice 7.1