Question

Megan paints her locker red, white, and blue.

She paints 9/20 of the locker red, 15% of the
locker white, and 0.4 of the locker blue.
Complete the table below.​

Answer 1

red: 9/20, 0.45, 45%

White: 15%, 0.15, 3/20

Blue: 0.4, 2/5, 40%

Explanation:

For red: you start with 9/20. It’s best to get to a denominator of 10. So divide each number by 2. You would get 4.5/10. Then change to a percent by moving the decimal of the numerator one to the right and changing it to percent. 4.5 -> 45. -> 45%. Then for the decimal, divide 45 by 100. 45/100 = 0.45.

For white: you start with 15%. Divide by 100. 15/100=0.15. Put into a fraction with a denominator of 100. It would be 15/100. Simplify. Each number can be divided by 5, so your fraction would be 3/20.

For blue: you start with 0.4. Turn this into a fraction. Since there is one decimal place, it can have a denominator of 10. The fraction is 4/10, simplified to 2/5. Using the fraction 4/10, the percent would be 40%.

I hope this helps!