Grade 6 · Fractions & ratios

Fraction-decimal-percent conversion practice

Fraction-decimal-percent conversion is a grade 6 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 6.RP.A.3.C: find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100; solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 180 fraction-decimal-percent conversion problems our math games drill.

CCSS 6.RP.A.3.C180 questions in the bank
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Question 1easy

Write 0.20.2 as a fraction in lowest terms.

0.2=150.2 = \dfrac{1}{5}.

Question 2easy

Write 0.360.36 as a percent.

Multiply by 100: 0.36×100=36%0.36 \times 100 = 36\%.

Question 3easy

Write 720\dfrac{7}{20} as a decimal.

720=0.35\dfrac{7}{20} = 0.35.

Question 4easy

Write 45\dfrac{4}{5} as a percent.

45=0.8=80%\dfrac{4}{5} = 0.8 = 80\%.

Question 5easy

Write 5%5\% as a decimal.

Divide by 100: 5%=0.055\% = 0.05.

Question 6easy

Write 5%5\% as a fraction in lowest terms.

5%=1205\% = \dfrac{1}{20}.

Question 7easy

Write 0.8750.875 as a fraction in lowest terms.

0.875=780.875 = \dfrac{7}{8}.

Question 8easy

Write 0.040.04 as a percent.

Multiply by 100: 0.04×100=4%0.04 \times 100 = 4\%.

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