[br]In previous lessons, you learned how to perform operations on [color=#0000ff]DECIMALS[/color].[br][br][i][color=#0000ff]Lining 'Em Up:[/color][/i] https://www.geogebra.org/m/xe7bhcvz[br][i][color=#0000ff]Playing Hide and Seek:[/color][/i] https://www.geogebra.org/m/hk7yfevm[br][color=#0000ff][i]Keeping in Step:[/i][/color] https://www.geogebra.org/m/fuzxsufd[br][br]In this lesson, you're going to learn how to convert [color=#0000ff]DECIMALS[/color] to [color=#0000ff]PERCENTS[/color] and vice versa.[br][br][color=#0000ff]FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES:[br][br][/color]1. To change decimals to percents, move the decimal point two places to the right and affix the percent sign.[br][br]2. To change percents to decimals, move the decimal point two places to the left and remove the percent sign.[br][br]Sometimes, you get confused about which direction to move the decimal point. [br][br]A simple trick is to write D (decimals) and P (percents) in ALPHABETICAL order. Then, if you're converting decimals to percent, draw an arrow pointing from D to P and that is the direction to which you move the decimal point. Do the opposite when converting a percent to a decimal.[br][br]Examples:[br][br]Convert 0.56 to a percent.[br][br]D → P[br]0.56 = 56%[br][br]Convert 1.2 to a percent.[br][br]D → P[br]1.2 = 120%[br][br]Convert 25% to a decimal.[br][br]D ← P[br]25% = 0.25[br][br]Convert 1.7% to a decimal.[br][br]D ← P[br]1.7% = 0.017[br]

[br]Below is a set of problems requiring you to convert decimals to percents or vice versa.

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