Some people prefer working with fractions to working with percentages (I do) while others prefer things the other way round. If you are reasonably competent , then there are no circumstances when one is better than the other.
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Because that it s harder to work out percentages than fractions and decimals
Decimals and percentages are easier to compare than fractions - particularly if they are unlike fractions. That does not explain why percentages are required when we have decimal number and there is no good answer to that!
Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.Yes, provided you consider fractions and percentages as ratios.
To change percentages into fractions, you simply divide by 100.
They can both be converted into decimals and from there into fractions or percentages.