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| decimal |
a fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of ten. [1/3 definitions] |
| denominator |
the number in a fraction that is below the division line. It shows the number of equal parts into which the top number is to be divided. |
| fraction |
A fraction is a number written as one number divided by another. We can write "one half" as the fraction "1/2." |
| improper fraction |
a fraction in which the denominator is smaller than the numerator. |
| mixed number |
a number made up of a whole number and a fraction. |
| numerator |
the number in a fraction that is above the division line, over the denominator. |
| percent |
When we talk about "percent," we are talking about a certain part, or fraction, of something, just like when we talk about 1/2 or 2/3 or 3/4 of something. But when we talk about "percent," the bottom number of the fraction is always 100. For example, if we talk about fifty percent of something, we are talking about the fraction 50/100. If we talk about twenty percent of something, we are talking about the fraction 20/100. Let's say that fifty percent (50/100) of the people in your apartment building have pets and 200 people live in your building. This means that 100 of these two hundred people have pets. That's half of them. |
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