Percent means "out of 100".
To write a percentage as a fraction, put it over 100 and reduce to simplest terms.
Example:
17.5% = 17.5/100
= 35/200
= 7/40
So 7% = 7/100
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convert into fraction with denominator of 100 (definition of percentage) 7/25 becomes 28/100 = 28%
Percent is over one hundred. 7/20 = 35/100 = 35%
2.8% = 2.8/100 = 28/1000 = 7/250
To convert a fraction to percent you first convert the fraction to a decimal. To do that we use the method of in/out. The numerator goes inside the division sign and the deniminator goes outside. This will give you a decimal of .71428. Now you can convert the decimal to a percent by moving the decimall to the right 2 places. So, the equivalent percent to 5/7 is 71%.
Divide the percent by 100 and then simplify the resulting fraction.