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We are asked to write 56 14 % as a fraction in simplest form. To write the percent as a fraction, we can write the number part as a numerator over 100.
56 14 %=56 14/100
Notice that we got a fraction with a numerator that is a mixed number. This means that it is a complex fraction. Recall that complex fractions can be simplified to the form when both the numerator and denominator are integers. Let's start simplifying by writing the complex fraction as a division problem.
56 14/100 = 56 14 ÷ 100
We found that 56 14 is equal to 2254. 56 14 ÷ 100 = 2254 ÷ 100 Now we will write the division by 100 as multiplication by the reciprocal of 100, which is 1100. 2254 ÷ 100 = 2254 * 1100 Let's perform the multiplication to get 56 14 % as a fraction. Then we will reduce the fraction to simplest form.
Multiply fractions
Multiply
a/b=.a /25./.b /25.
Calculate quotient
Finally, we got that 56 14 % written as a fraction in simplest form is 916.