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Converting Decimals to Percentages

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Converting Fractions to Percentages

Image Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com Let’s say we did a survey about people liking chocolate. We were wondering if anyone liked chocolate as much as “Augustus” (pictured above), who went swimming in a river of chocolate in the original “Willy Wonker and … Continue reading

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Converting Percentages to Decimals

Image Source: http://www.enasco.com The above picture shows some Decimal Tiles available for overhead projectors from www.enasco.com. Enasco also have a range of Percentage and Fractions tiles for sale on their Math Resources website. We need to be able to convert … Continue reading

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Converting Percentages to Fractions

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Introduction to Percentages

Image Source: http://noblepress.com If there is a 50% off sale on at the store, most people will realize that everything is half its original price. 50% (or 50 percent) is equal to one half or ½ or 0.5 If 4 … Continue reading

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