A football team has won 12 out of 20 games so far. Express this information as a fraction (in lowest terms), a decimal, and a percent.
12/20 = 3/5 = 0.60 = 60%
To express the number of games won by the football team as a fraction, you need to write the number of games won over the total number of games played. In this case, the team won 12 out of 20 games. So the fraction can be written as 12/20.
To simplify the fraction to its lowest terms, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (12) and the denominator (20). In this case, the GCD of 12 and 20 is 4. By dividing both the numerator and denominator by the GCD, you get the lowest terms fraction of 3/5.
To express the fraction as a decimal, you can divide the numerator (12) by the denominator (20) using long division. The quotient is 0.6, so the decimal form of the fraction is 0.6.
To express the fraction as a percent, you need to multiply the decimal form (0.6) by 100. This gives you 60%. So the percentage of games won by the football team is 60%.