42.5 percent as a fraction (42.5% as a fraction)

42.5 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 42.5 percent to a fraction (42.5% as a fraction), but also illustrate 42.5 percent and 42.5 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 42.5 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 42.5% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 42.5 percent means 42.5 per hundred. Thus, you can make 42.5 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 42.5 percent a fraction, like this:

42.5/100

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 10 to get the following fraction:

425/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 425 and 1000 is 25. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 25, like this:

425 ÷ 25= 17
1000 ÷ 25 = 40

That's it! 42.5 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

42.5% = 17/40

The illustration below shows 42.5 percent and 42.5 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 42.5% is the same as 17/40.

$42.5 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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