What is 85 percent expresed as a fraction?
85% as a fraction = 85/100 or 17/20= 85%/100%= 85/100To reduce to lowest term:1. Get the GCF of 85 & 10085 = 5 * 17100=5 .......*5 * 2 * 2==============GCF=52. Divide 85 & 100 by their GCF85÷ 5 = 17100÷ 5 = 20Thus: lowest term is 17/20