To convert a percentage to a fraction, put it over 100 and simplify (ensuring the numerator and denominator are whole numbers).
8.5 % = 8.5/100
= 17/200 (multiply top and bottom by 2)
(No further simplification possible since hcf(17, 200) = 1.)
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85 percent expressed as a fraction = 17/2085% = 85/100 or 17/20 in fraction
85 percent is equivalent(equal) to .85 in decimal form, and 17/20 in fraction form.
Expressed as a decimal fraction, 8.5 percent is equal to 0.085.
To express 85 percent as a fraction in simplest form, we first convert 85 percent to a fraction by dividing it by 100: 85/100. Next, we simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 5. So, 85/100 simplifies to 17/20.
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