75% means 75 per cent, or per hundred. "Per cent" means "per hundred" or "0.01". This means that 75% is 0.75 in decimal form. 75% as a fraction means 75 per hundred. Keep in mind that "per" means to divide. So, let's translate this into parenthesis. 75 (75) per (/) hundred (100). Rewrite with only the parenthesis. 75 / 100. This is 75% in fraction form, but isn't simplified. We can divide both numbers by 25. 75 / 25 = 3 100 / 25 = 4 Your simplified fraction is 3/4.
