8.5 percent as a fraction (8.5% as a fraction)

8.5 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 8.5 percent to a fraction (8.5% as a fraction), but also illustrate 8.5 percent and 8.5 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 8.5 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 8.5% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 8.5 percent means 8.5 per hundred. Thus, you can make 8.5 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 8.5 percent a fraction, like this:

8.5/100

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:

85/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 85 and 1000 is 5. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 5, like this:

85 ÷ 5= 17
1000 ÷ 5 = 200

That's it! 8.5 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

8.5% = 17/200

The illustration below shows 8.5 percent and 8.5 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 8.5% is the same as 17/200.

$8.5 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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