42.85 percent as a fraction (42.85% as a fraction)

42.85 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 42.85 percent to a fraction (42.85% as a fraction), but also illustrate 42.85 percent and 42.85 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 42.85 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 42.85% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 42.85 percent means 42.85 per hundred. Thus, you can make 42.85 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 42.85 percent a fraction, like this:

42.85/100

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 100 to get the following fraction:

4285/10000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 4285 and 10000 is 5. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 5, like this:

4285 ÷ 5= 857
10000 ÷ 5 = 2000

That's it! 42.85 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

42.85% = 857/2000

The illustration below shows 42.85 percent and 42.85 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 42.85% is the same as 857/2000.

$42.85 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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