How do you write 0.05% as a fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-27T12:18:46

#1/2000#

1) Put the % over 100

2) Multiply numerator & denominator by the same power of 10 that turns the numerator into an integer.

3) cancel the fraction down

#0.05%=0.05/100#

#0.05/100xx100/100=5/10000#

# (1xx5)/(5xx2000)#

# (1xxcancel(5))/(cancel(5)xx2000)#

#=1/2000#