8.42 percent as a fraction (8.42% as a fraction)

8.42 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 8.42 percent to a fraction (8.42% as a fraction), but also illustrate 8.42 percent and 8.42 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 8.42 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 8.42% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 8.42 percent means 8.42 per hundred. Thus, you can make 8.42 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 8.42 percent a fraction, like this:

8.42/100

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:

842/10000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 842 and 10000 is 2. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 2, like this:

842 ÷ 2= 421
10000 ÷ 2 = 5000

That's it! 8.42 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

8.42% = 421/5000

The illustration below shows 8.42 percent and 8.42 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 8.42% is the same as 421/5000.

$8.42 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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