87.5 percent as a fraction (87.5% as a fraction)

87.5 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 87.5 percent to a fraction (87.5% as a fraction), but also illustrate 87.5 percent and 87.5 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 87.5 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 87.5% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 87.5 percent means 87.5 per hundred. Thus, you can make 87.5 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 87.5 percent a fraction, like this:

87.5/100

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:

875/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 875 and 1000 is 125. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 125, like this:

875 ÷ 125= 7
1000 ÷ 125 = 8

That's it! 87.5 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

87.5% = 7/8

The illustration below shows 87.5 percent and 87.5 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 87.5% is the same as 7/8.

$87.5 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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