Question

How do you write 2.5% as a fraction?

Answer 1

"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 2.5% can be written as `2.5/100`.

`2.5/100 xx 10/10 = 25/1000 = (25 xx 1)/(25 xx 40) = (cancel(25) xx 1)/(cancel(25) xx 40) = 1/40`