Percent means "out of 100", so to convert a percentage to a fraction, put it over 100 and simplify.
Examples:
= 3/20 (divide top and bottom by 5)
= 75/200 (multiply top and bottom by 2)
= 3/8 (divide top and bottom by 25)
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Divide the percent by 100 and then simplify the resulting fraction.
To convert 72 percent into a fraction, you first write 72 percent as a fraction by putting it over 100: 72/100. Then, simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 4. So, 72/100 simplifies to 18/25. Therefore, 72 percent is equivalent to 18/25 as a fraction.
Multiply it by 100
65% into fraction = 65/100
23% = 23/100 in fraction