15 percent as a fraction (15% as a fraction)

15 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 15 percent to a fraction (15% as a fraction), but also illustrate 15 percent and 15 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 15 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 15% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 15 percent means 15 per hundred. Thus, you can make 15 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 15 percent a fraction, like this:

15/100

The numerator and denominator in a fraction should not have a decimal point. You can eliminate the decimal point by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 1 to get the following fraction:

15/100

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 15 and 100 is 5. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 5, like this:

15 ÷ 5= 3
100 ÷ 5 = 20

That's it! 15 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

15% = 3/20

The illustration below shows 15 percent and 15 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 15% is the same as 3/20.

$15 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

Percent to Fraction Converter
Here you can submit another percent that we can convert to a fraction.

15.01 percent as a fraction
Here is the next percent on our list that we converted to a fraction.