Question

Write 19% as a decimal and fraction in simplest form.
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Answer 1

19% means 19 per cent, or per hundred.
This means 1% would mean 0.01, or 1 per hundred.
19% is 0.19 in decimal form.

As stated before, 19% means per hundred.
"Per" means to divide.
19 (19) per (/) hundred (100).
Rewrite everything in parenthesis.
19 / 100.

This is your fraction in simplest form.


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