1. Write as a percent. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 3 25 What you think I can write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. 3 25 12 100 =I can rewrite as 12%. 12 100  4 Why it works 3 25 3 4 25 4 = Multiply the numerator and denominator by 4. 12 100 = Simplify. = 12%Write the fraction as a percent. 3 25 6-1

2. Write each decimal as a percent. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 a. 2.5 b. 0.003 2.5 = 25 10 Write the decimal as a fraction.= 25 10 10 = 250 100 Write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. = 250%Write the fraction as a percent. 0.003 = 3 1,000 Write the decimal as a fraction. = 3 ÷ 10 1,000 ÷ 10 = 0.3 100 Write as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. = 0.3%Write the fraction as a percent. 6-1

3. In the 1996 presidential election, Bill Clinton received 379 out of the 538 electoral votes. What percent (rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent) did he receive? Fractions, Decimals, and Percents COURSE 3 LESSON 6-1 379 538 0.7045 Write the fraction as a decimal. 379 538 Write the number of electoral votes Bill Clinton received as a fraction of the total number of electoral votes. Bill Clinton received 70.45% of the electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election. Check for reasonableness is about which is equal to 70%. This is close to 70.45%. The answer is reasonable. 379 538 378 540 0.70.45 = 70.45 Move the decimal point two places to the right. Insert a percent sign. 6-1