document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29385>Question 29385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME W/ CHANGING COMPLEXPERCENTS TO DECIMALS LIKE   {1 21/25}   PLEASE SHOW ME HOW THE WORK IS DONE </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> per cent means per 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cent is the old Latin word for 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so when you see \"%\" think \"/100\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "57% = 57 / 100 = .57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each time youi move the decimal point to the left, you divide by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "move it twice, and yoou divide by 10x10 or 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do you convert a decimal to a fraction?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just keep moving the decimal point to the right until you run out of places<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing by 10 each time<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".54821357226 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.4821357226 /10 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54.821357226 / 100 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "548.21357226 / 1000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5482.1357226 / 10000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54821.357226 / 100000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "548213.57226 / 1000000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5482135.7226 / 10000000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54821357.226 / 100000000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "548213572.26 / 1000000000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5482135722.6 / 10000000000 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54821357226  / 100000000000 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so .54821357226 = 54821357226  / 100000000000 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you converted a decimal to a fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a simple one like .95 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.5 / 10 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95 / 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide top and bottom by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95/100 = 19/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(the LCD is 5) </SPAN>\n" );
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