Every fraction has a secret password. It’s the bottom number, the denominator. That little guy tells you how many pieces your “one whole” is cut into. Honor it. For a mixed number like 2 ⅕, the denominator is 5. That means your “one whole” pizza has 5 slices. Remember that. It’s the key to the whole kingdom.
Think of it like a social code. If you want to join the Percent Club (everyone loves 100 out of 100), you need to speak their language. Percent means “per hundred.” So we’re going to turn that fraction into something with a 100 on the bottom. Why? Because math is dramatic like that.
