Answers for Lesson 1, session 1: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages.

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Quiz Solutions: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages.

1. Half of the students in a class of 20 wore uniforms. What percentage of students wore uniforms?

• Fraction: 1/2

• Decimal: 0.5

• Percentage: 50%

  
  

2. A cake recipe uses 1/4 cup of sugar. Write this amount as a decimal.

• Fraction: 1/4

• Decimal: 0.25

• Percentage 25%

3. Lily saved 3/5 of her weekly allowance. Express the amount she saved as a decimal and as a percentage.

• Fraction: 3/5

• Decimal: 0.6

• Percentage: 60%

4. In a survey, 7/10 of people preferred summer over winter. What is this in decimal form and as a percentage?

• Fraction: 7/10

• Decimal: 0.7

• Percentage: 70%

5. At the market, 3/4 of the fruit sold was apples. Write this as a decimal and a percentage.

• Fraction: 3/4

• Decimal: 0.75

• Percentage: 75%

6. A sports team won 5/8 of its matches this season. How would you write this fraction as a decimal and percentage?

• Fraction: 5/8

• Decimal: 0.625

• Percentage: 62.5%

7. If it rains 9/10 days in a month, what is this fraction as a decimal and as a percentage?

• Fraction: 9/10

• Decimal: 0.9

• Percentage: 90%

8. Out of 24 students, 1/3 brought their lunch from home. What percentage of students brought their lunch?

• Fraction: 1/3

• Decimal: 0.333

• Percentage: 33.3%

9. A group of friends finished 7/8 of a puzzle. What is this as a decimal and percentage?

• Fraction: 7/8

• Decimal: 0.875

• Percentage: 87.5%

10. In a science experiment, 11/20 of a liquid mixture is water. Write this as both a decimal and a percentage.

• Fraction: 11/20

• Decimal: 0.55

• Percentage: 55%