Percents can be converted into fractions. Consider the following percent.
48 %
This percent can be written as a fraction by following two steps.
1
Write as a Fraction with a Denominator of 100
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Since a percent is the ratio of a number to 100, write it as a fraction with a numerator of the number part of the percent and a denominator denominator of 100.
48 %=48/100
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Simplify the Fraction
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Next, check whether the fraction can be simplified. First, split the numerator and denominator into prime factors. This process is shown below for 48100. 48 & = 2* 2* 2* 2* 3 100 & = 2* 2* 5* 5
The numbers share two common factors. Their product is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 100.
GCF(48,100)=2* 2=4
Finally, divide both the numerator and denominator by 4.
