Convert 84% percent to a fraction in simplest form.
2 answers:
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 . Notice however that
is not in lowest terms. So, we need to divide the numerator and the denominator by 4 which gives us
.
Therefore, 84% can be written as the fraction , which is in lowest terms.
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