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Fractions and percentages

Reading out percentages & fractions

I) Percentages

Easy! 55%	fifty-five per cent
100%	a hundred per cent one hundred per cent
200%	two hundred per cent
British & American English 365%	three hundred and sixty-five per cent (British English) three hundred sixty-five per cent (American English)
4.25%	four point two five per cent
4.025%	four point oh two five per cent

II) Fractions
Harder :)

1) Rule

1/7
1/8

a seventh
an eighth

You can also use 'one' for precise maths results :
1/10: one seventh / one eighth.

But now from 1/11 onwards : ALWAYS 'one': 1/12 = one twelfth

2) Exceptions

1/2
1/4

a half / one half
a quarter / one quarter

3) More examples

2/3
3/10

two thirds
three tenths

III) EXERCISE
How would you read these results out?

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30% =

400% =

2.27% =

4/5 =

6/10 =

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