Title: Lesson 7-6
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Lesson 7-8

Example 1 Percents as Decimals or Fractions
Write 0.6% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form.

0.6% =	 .006			Divide by 100 and remove % symbol.
         = 0.006 			Decimal form
         =  or  		Fraction form	

Example 2  Percents as Decimals or Fractions
ENTERTAINMENT  This year’s attendance at a popular amusement park was 275% the amount of the previous year.  Write 275% as a mixed number and as a decimal in simplest form.

275% = 			Definition of percent
          = 2		Mixed number form
= 2.75 			Decimal form

So, this year’s attendance is 2.75 times that of last year.

Example 3 Decimals as Percents
Write 4.31 as a percent.

4.31 = 431		Multiply by 100.
        = 431%		Add the %.

Example 4  Decimals as Percents
Write 0.0018 as a percent.

0.0018 = 000.18	Multiply by 100.
            = 0.18%	Add the %.

Example 5  Real-Life Percents as Decimals
ENROLLMENT   Over the past three years, the enrollment at a popular summer camp has declined by 0.145.  Write this percent as a decimal.

0.145 = 014.5		Multiply by 100.
          = 14.5%		Add %.

The enrollment at the camp has declined 14.5%.