170-03 - Industrial Math: Fractions, Percentages, and Ratios
Learning objectives
- Explain basic terminology and functions related to fractions
- Calculate lowest common denominator
- Perform arithmetic operations on fractions
- Convert fractions to decimals
- Convert decimals to fractions
- Explain basic terminology and functions related to percentage
- Change percent values to decimals and fractions
- Compute basis, rates, or portions of numbers
- Determine differential percentages
- Determine maximum and minimum measurements given the percent tolerance
- Explain basic terminology used to describe ratios and proportions
- Solve problems using ratios and proportions
Course overview
The Industrial Math: Fractions, Percentages, and Ratios training course introduces the basics of working with fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions. It demonstrates how to interpret and solve problems using these elements. This course covers:
- Proper, improper, and equivalent fractions
- Fraction addition and subtraction
- Fraction multiplication and division
- Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents
- Solving basic percent problems
- Percent differential and percent tolerance
- Ratio and proportion
This course is part of the Industrial Mathematics training course.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
