Question

show 62% in three ways.
to start, shade 62% of the grid.
click and drag to shade.

write 62% as a decimal.
62% =

write 62% as a fraction in simplest form.
62% =

Explanation:

Step1: Shade 62 grid squares

The grid has 100 total squares; shade 62 of them.

Step2: Convert % to decimal

Divide by 100: $62\% = \frac{62}{100} = 0.62$

Step3: Simplify the fraction

Divide numerator/denominator by GCD 2: $\frac{62\div2}{100\div2} = \frac{31}{50}$

Answer:

1. Shade 62 out of the 100 squares in the grid.
2. $62\% = 0.62$
3. $62\% = \frac{31}{50}$