Thursday, August 25, 2011

EASY WAY TO CALCULATE PERCENTAGES


ORDINARY FRACTIONS AND DECIMAL FRACTIONS

Any given percentage can be written either in the form of a decimal fraction or an ordinary fraction .If one can be remember the conversion of a fraction to a percentage and vice-versa, speed of calculations can be improved. Some of the important conversions that one has to remember are

Important conversions of Ordinary Fractions to Decimal Fractions
1/2=50%
2/6=33.33%
2/8=25%
6/9=66.66%
9/10=90%
1/12=8.33%
1/3=33.33%
3/6=50%
3/8=37.5%
7/9=77.77%
1/11=9.09%
2/12=16.67%
2/3=66.67%
4/6=66.67%
4/8=50%
8/9=88.88%
2/11=18.18%
3/12=25%
1/4=25%
5/6=83.33%
5/8=62.5%
1/10=10%
3/11=27.27%
4/12=33.33%
2/4=50%
1/7=14.28%
6/8=75%
2/10=20%
4/11=36.36%
5/12=41.67%
3/4=75%
2/7=28.57%
7/8=87.5%
3/10=30%
5/11=45.45%
6/12=50%
1/5=20%
3/7=42.85%
1/9=11.11%
4/10=40%
6/11=54.54%
7/12=58.33%
2/5=40%
4/7=57.14%
2/9=22.22%
5/10=50%
7/11=63.63%
8/12=66.67%
3/5=60%
5/7=71.72%
3/9=33.33%
6/10=60%
8/11=72.72%
9/12=75%
4/5=80%
6/7=85.71%
4/9=44.44%
7/10=70%
9/11=81.81%
10/12=83.33%
1/6=16.67%
1/8=12.5%
5/9=55.55%
8/10=80%
10/11=90.9%
11/12=91.67%


These conversions will prove to be useful during calculations like
37.5% * 960= 3/8 *960=360
28.75% *1470 =2/7*1470=420

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