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How do you convert 5% to a fraction?

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EZ as pi · Fir3hawk

Oct 25, 2016

$5 % = \frac{5}{100} = \frac{1}{20}$ $5% =5/100 = 1/20$

Explanation:

A number as a percent already has a denominator of 100.

$5 % = \frac{5}{100}$ $5% = 5/100" "$ now simplify

$\frac{5}{100} = \frac{1}{20}$ $5/100 = 1/20$

Note that the percent can also be written as a decimal because the denominator is a power of 10.

To do so, divide the percent number by 100 to get the corresponding decimal

$\frac{5}{100} = 0.05$ $5/100 = 0.05$

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