Fractions, decimals and percents worksheets
Converting between fractions, decimals and percents, then comparing and ordering them.
Children read hundred grids in all three forms, complete a conversion table, order mixed lists and compare pairs with <, > and =. It is the core grade 6 skill that every later percent topic depends on.
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Fractions, decimals and percents worksheet
What’s on the worksheet
- 32 questions on fractions, decimals and percents, sized for US Letter paper
- 2 pages of questions plus an answer key on the last page
- Written for grade 6, matching Common Core 6.RP.A.3c, 6.NS.C.7
- Name and date lines at the top, and room to show the work
Sample questions from this worksheet
- A hundred grid with 35 squares shaded: write it as a fraction, a decimal and a percent.
- Complete the row: 6/25 = ___ = ___%
- Complete the row: 0.35 = ___ (fraction) = ___%
- Order from least to greatest: 1/4, 0.45, 37.5%
- Compare: 3/8 ○ 37.5%
- Compare: 0.45 ○ 20%
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Fractions, decimals and percents: a worked example (Order 3/8, 0.4 and 41%)
- Change every number to a percent: 3/8 = 37.5%, 0.4 = 40% and 41% stays 41%.
- Compare the percents like whole numbers: 37.5 is less than 40, and 40 is less than 41.
- Write the answer in the original forms: 3/8, 0.4, 41%.
- Check with a picture: on a hundred grid, 3/8 shades 37 and a half squares, a little less than 0.4.
How to use it at home and in class
At home
Learn the key pairs by heart first: 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%, 1/4 = 0.25 = 25%, 3/4 = 0.75 = 75%, 1/5 = 0.2 = 20% and 1/10 = 0.1 = 10%. Most other conversions can be built from these. Ten problems a day works better than a whole sheet at once. Mark them together with the answer key, then ask your child to explain one they got wrong: finding the mistake themselves is where the learning happens.
In class
Use the first row as a warm-up, a full page for independent practice, or five questions as an exit ticket. For a retake or a second group, make a new version with the test maker so every child gets different numbers.
Mistakes to watch for
- Thinking a longer decimal is bigger, so 0.125 > 0.5.
- Thinking a bigger denominator means a bigger fraction, so 1/8 > 1/5.
- Writing the final order in the converted forms instead of the forms given.
What to practice before and after fractions, decimals and percents
- Before: percent to decimal. If this sheet is a struggle, go back a step.
- After: finding the whole, once this one is mostly right.
- Learn it first: the fractions, decimals and percents lesson and the decimals chart.
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Questions parents ask
What is the easiest way to compare fractions, decimals and percents?
Change them all into percents. Percents are whole numbers out of 100, so they are easy to put in order. Then write the answer using the numbers as they were given.
What grade is this fractions, decimals and percents worksheet for?
It is written for grade 6 and matches Common Core standards 6.RP.A.3c, 6.NS.C.7.
Can I get a different version of this fractions, decimals and percents worksheet?
Yes. Use the free Mathify Kids test maker to make a new fractions, decimals and percents worksheet with different numbers every time, with its own answer key.