8.6 percent as a fraction (8.6% as a fraction)

8.6 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 8.6 percent to a fraction (8.6% as a fraction), but also illustrate 8.6 percent and 8.6 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 8.6 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 8.6% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 8.6 percent means 8.6 per hundred. Thus, you can make 8.6 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 8.6 percent a fraction, like this:

8.6/100

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:

86/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 86 and 1000 is 2. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 2, like this:

86 ÷ 2= 43
1000 ÷ 2 = 500

That's it! 8.6 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

8.6% = 43/500

The illustration below shows 8.6 percent and 8.6 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 8.6% is the same as 43/500.

$8.6 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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