Worked Example 1
Fraction to Decimal and Percent
Write 38 as a decimal and as a percent.
- 1Divide: 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375
- 2Multiply by 100: 0.375 = 37.5%
Answer: 0.375 and 37.5%
Florida Grade 6 Math · Number Sense and Operations
MA.6.NSO.3.5: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
What this Grade 6 benchmark means, worked examples, common mistakes, and a free printable worksheet.
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What Is Benchmark MA.6.NSO.3.5?
Students rewrite positive rational numbers in equivalent forms: fractions, terminating decimals (up to the thousandths), and percents. For example, 158 = 1.625 = 162.5%.
Percent means "per hundred." To change a decimal to a percent, multiply by 100. To change a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
Official benchmarkRewrite positive rational numbers in different but equivalent forms including fractions, terminating decimals and percentages.
On the FAST test: part of the Grade 6 reporting category Number Sense and Operations, which is about 33–42% of the test.
Worked Examples
Worked Example 2
Percent to Fraction
Write 4% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form.
- 14% means 4 per hundred: 4% = 4100 = 0.04
- 2Simplify: 4100 = 125
Answer: 0.04 and 125
Common Mistakes to Watch For
Moving the decimal point the wrong way
Wrong:0.6 = 0.6%
Multiply by 100: 0.6 = 60%.
Writing the denominator as the decimal
Wrong:14 = 0.4
Divide 1 by 4: 14 = 0.25.
Helpful Math Tip
Memorize a few anchors: 12 = 0.5 = 50%, 14 = 0.25 = 25%, 15 = 0.2 = 20%, 18 = 0.125 = 12.5%.
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