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Fractions  %
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Strategies
Simply the fraction
Convert to ?/100
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75/100  % 75 =
75%
100 ?
Already
100
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4/10  %
x 10 4 40 =
= 40% 4 = 10
100 10
x 10
10 multiplied by what equals 100 ?
x 10
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9/15  %
x 2
x 10
÷ 3 9 9 3 3 6 6 60
= 60% = = = = 15 15 5 5 10 10
100
x 2
x 10
÷ 3
Both may be divided by 3
5 multiplied by what equals 10
10 multiplied by what equals 100
÷ 3
x 2
x 10
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