40 percent as a fraction (40% as a fraction)

40 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 40 percent to a fraction (40% as a fraction), but also illustrate 40 percent and 40 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 40 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 40% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 40 percent means 40 per hundred. Thus, you can make 40 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 40 percent a fraction, like this:

40/100

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:

40/100

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 40 and 100 is 20. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 20, like this:

40 ÷ 20= 2
100 ÷ 20 = 5

That's it! 40 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

40% = 2/5

The illustration below shows 40 percent and 40 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 40% is the same as 2/5.

$40 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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