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7–1Percents and FractionsBUILD YOUR VOCABULARY (pages 169–170)MAIN IDEA• Express percents asfractions and fractionsas percents.A percent is a ratio that compares a number to.KEY CONCEPTPercent to Fraction Towrite a percent as afraction, write thepercent as a fraction witha denominator of 100.Then simplify.EXAMPLES Write a Percent as a FractionWrite 60% as a fraction in simplest form.60% means out of .60% =__ 60Defi nition of percent.60% =Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.= _ 60 or Simplify. Divide the numerator and100denominator by the GCF, .Write 140% as a mixed number in simplest form.140% meansfor every .140% =140% = 1 2_5__ 140Defi nition of percent= 1 40 _100=Write as a mixed number. Divide thenumerator and denominator by theGCF, .Math Connects, Course 1 171