what is 62 and 1/2% as a fraction in lowest terms?

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what is 62 and 1/2% as a fraction in lowest terms?

2006-10-31 07:33:37 · 5 answers · asked by money_m.rich 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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62½% = 62.5 / 100

Multiply numerator and denominator by 10 to get rid of the decimal.
= 625 / 1000

Divide top and bottom by 125 to reduce it:
= 5 / 8

2006-10-31 07:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

62 1/2%=5/8

2006-10-31 15:37:25 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

62 1/2% can be written as 125/2%
125/2% = (125/2)/100
= 5/8 (already in lowest terms)

2006-10-31 21:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by Akilesh - Internet Undertaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

5/8

2006-10-31 15:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

You can write this as 62,5% or 0,625.
This is 625/1000 that can be simplified to 5/8

2006-10-31 15:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by Claude J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋