Table of Contents
- Different Forms of Expressing Percentage
- Summary
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment, we had looked at a few examples of percentage. In this segment
of the chapter ‘Comparing Quantities’, we will look at different forms of percentage.
What are the Different forms of expressing percentage?
Percentage can be expressed in 3 ways:
- A ratio or a fraction
- A fraction with denominator 100
- Decimals
Let us understand this with the help of a table by drawing a square of four parts.
|
Parts of a square |
Ratio/Fraction |
Denominator 100 |
Decimal |
Percentage |
|
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As one part of the square is coloured out of 4, this is 1 4 |
To get the denominator as 100 both the numerator and denominator of 1 will be 4 multiplied by 25. 1 × 25 25 = 4 × 25 100 |
If we divide the fraction 25 we 100 get the decimal form as 0.25. |
25 is 25%. 100 |
