Question

During a lab Maria made a solution with 65% acid. Rewrite this percent as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

percent means out of a 100 so

65/100 to simplify it we can do

5 x 13

5 x 20

then cancel commen terms in the numerator and denominator

you get 13/20

Answer 2

65% as a fraction in simplest form is 65/100 - 5/20