Yes. The numerator and denominator have a common factor of 5 .
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.85 = 85/100 + 100/100(the 1) = 185/100. Simplified to 37/20
percent is just another way of saying "out of 100". So 85% is 85 out of 100, or as a fraction 85/100. That can then be simplified by a factor of 5 to give 17/20.
85/100 = 17/20 Both 85 and 100 can be divided by 5.
If you convert 85% to a fraction it would be 3/4 simplified. It starts off 85/100 and then simplify..
85/96 cannot be further simplified in fraction form.