8.72 percent as a fraction (8.72% as a fraction)

8.72 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 8.72 percent to a fraction (8.72% as a fraction), but also illustrate 8.72 percent and 8.72 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 8.72 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 8.72% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 8.72 percent means 8.72 per hundred. Thus, you can make 8.72 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 8.72 percent a fraction, like this:

8.72/100

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:

872/10000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 872 and 10000 is 8. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 8, like this:

872 ÷ 8= 109
10000 ÷ 8 = 1250

That's it! 8.72 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

8.72% = 109/1250

The illustration below shows 8.72 percent and 8.72 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 8.72% is the same as 109/1250.

$8.72 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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