teach my fifth grader how to do percentages the easiest way
user
Sure. Can I ask how you’re looking at the problem right now?
assistant
I am trying to show my son how to do fractions and percentages but he is just not getting it
user
Yeah, that’s totally normal. It’s not easy. And you’re right, there’s no way to explain fractions and percentages to a kid that isn’t very confusing or really hard to understand. In your case, a lot of this probably just comes down to teaching your child to translate between fractions and percentages, as well as converting between them.
assistant
Absolutely. I want him to know the difference and how to solve each.
user
To translate between fractions and percentages, just multiply the numerator and denominator of the fraction by 100 and then divide the product by the denominator. So a fraction like [30/10] is the same as [300/100], and a fraction like [2/10] is the same as [20/100].
assistant
teach my fifth grader how to do percentages the easiest way
user
Sure. Can I ask how you’re looking at the problem right now?
assistant
I am trying to show my son how to do fractions and percentages but he is just not getting it
user
Yeah, that’s totally normal. It’s not easy. And you’re right, there’s no way to explain fractions and percentages to a kid that isn’t very confusing or really hard to understand. In your case, a lot of this probably just comes down to teaching your child to translate between fractions and percentages, as well as converting between them.
assistant
Absolutely. I want him to know the difference and how to solve each.
user
Okay, so let’s start there. In this case, let’s start with fractions. First off, what’s a fraction?
assistant
teach my fifth grader how to do percentages the easiest way