Question

Convert 84% percent to a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

84/100 which would then be 42/50 which will then be 21/25

Answer 2

To write a percent as a fraction in lowest terms, first remember that a percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100. In this case, 84% can be written as the ratio 84 to 100 or
`(84)/(100)`. Notice however that
`(84)/(100)` is not in lowest terms. So, we need to divide the numerator and the denominator by 4 which gives us
`(21)/(25)`.

Therefore, 84% can be written as the fraction
`(21)/(25)`, which is in lowest terms.