Question

How do you turn a percent into a fraction

Answer 1

Step 1: You want to remove the percent sign and then put the number over 100.

Step 2: If the percent is not a whole number then you want to multiply the top and bottom number by 10 but only for every number that comes after the decimal point.

Step 3: Always simplify if possible.

Examples:

43% =
`(43)/(100)`

78% =
`(78)/(100)` =
`(39)/(50)`

0.4% =
`(0.4)/(100)` =
`(4)/(1000)` =
`(1)/(250)`