MATH 5 A. TRUE or FALSE: Read and analyze each sentence carefully. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and if not, write the word FALSE on the space provided before each number. true 1. Percent means hundreths. 2. Base can be expressed as ratio or fraction. 3. Rate is the resulting fractional part of the base. 4. Percent is a special ratio that compares a certain number to 100. 5. A short way to change a fraction with a denominator of 100 into decimal is to write the numerator and put the decimal point three places from the right.