42.6 percent as a fraction (42.6% as a fraction)

42.6 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 42.6 percent to a fraction (42.6% as a fraction), but also illustrate 42.6 percent and 42.6 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 42.6 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 42.6% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 42.6 percent means 42.6 per hundred. Thus, you can make 42.6 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 42.6 percent a fraction, like this:

42.6/100

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:

426/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 426 and 1000 is 2. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 2, like this:

426 ÷ 2= 213
1000 ÷ 2 = 500

That's it! 42.6 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

42.6% = 213/500

The illustration below shows 42.6 percent and 42.6 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 42.6% is the same as 213/500.

$42.6 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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