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Percents are easier since they don't need to be converted. It saves a step.
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∙ 2013-06-15 20:53:25
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Why can't a fraction or a decimal be used instead of a percent?
Surely percents can always be expressed as fractions or decimals, but percents are useful for comparing values- percents are essentially fractions all of the same denominator so they are easier to compare. Example: which is bigger 9/20 or 88/200 ? which is bigger 45% or 44% ? The percent question is easier to answer even though the numbers are the same.
Why do you compare percents and not actual numbers?
Its probably easier if you see percentage as a fraction (always with a denominator of 100) this puts it in the same area as other commonly used fractions such as one half, one quarter etc.
Why is it helpful to calculate percentage?
It is easier to understand rates of changes as percents, sometimes, than as a fraction. Such as the stock market fell 70%Also, you can compare percents and fractions are a little harder to compare. For example you got 91 percent right on your test and your friend took a similar test with twice as many problems and got 83% right. It is easy to compare the percents.There are many other reasons!
How do you compare decimals and percents?
how you compare decimals and percents, is by the signs. a decimal looks like this: 0.0 and a percent looks like this: %
How do you do percents to the simplest fraction form?
To convert percents to fraction divide by 100 as for example 25% as a fraction is 25/100 = 1/4 in its simplest form.
How are precents used to make comparisons?
I'll answer assuming you meant percent. Percents are the ratio of a number or fraction to 100, so 2% is 2 to 100. If you compare 29 and 1000 and you want to compare it through percents, convert 1000 to 100 by obviously dividing by 10. So, 29 / 1000 is 2.9%.
How do you compare fractions or decimals or percents?
you eat pie
Can you use percents to compare two quantities?
Yes
What are the fraction and percents for 32?
32 = 3,200% or 32/1
What is a part in math?
algebra fraction decimal ratio percents
How is a proportion like a fraction?
A proportion is when you make fractions into percents
86 percents a fraction in simplest form?
43/50
