how do you change 12.5% and 68.75% into a fraction?
2007-01-17 15:57:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
all you have to do to turn a percent into a fraction is place over 100%.
For example, you have 5%, all you have to do is put over 100%
5/100
then reduced it will become
1/20
Hope this helps
2007-01-17 16:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Mike 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12.5% = .125 since a percent is based upon a 1. No, not 100, 1. Just move the decimal place to the left 2 places. This gives you .125. To convert that into a fraction place the .125 over 1. That leaves you with 125/1000 since you move the decimal to the right in the numerator (top) in order to create a whole number and you need do the same with the denominator (bottom). Now just reduce it. 125 divides into 1000 8 times, and 125 divides into 125 1 time. 125/1000=1/8.
your 68.75 is done the same way. 6875/10000=11/16
2007-01-17 16:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
12.5% means 12.5 out of 100 or 12.5/100.
68.75% means 68.75 out of 100 or 68.75/100.
You would then reduce the fractions, if necessary.
A good way to remember this is "percent" literally means per "cent" or per 100. So 1% is 1 per 100, or 1/100.
2007-01-17 16:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by ~Christine~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12.5% = 12.5/100 = 125/1000 = 1/8 :)
68.75/100 = 6875/10000 = 11/16
2007-01-17 16:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by pravin3832 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you put the number you have in2 a frac by putting the number over a number like 100, 1000, 10000... you start with putting it over 100 so u get 12.5/100 . you cant have a decimal in a fraction so u move the decimal place over to the rite 1 space so you have 125/1000 .Hope I helped!
2007-01-17 16:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by PSP wonderer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12 1/2
2007-01-17 16:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs Fulton 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take the whole number off put the decimal over the appropriate number like if its to the tenth the ten to the hundreth to one hundered and so on like this 5\10 or 75\100 then simplify by dividing the same number out of the numerator and denominator like this 5 divided by five is one and ten divided by five is 2 so you end up with 1\2 and the next 75\100 divide by the HCF (highest common factor) which is 25 so you end up with 3\4
2007-01-17 16:04:25 · answer #7 · answered by skytzo ! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are a number of ways to do it - what does your text book say? I would do it the way your teacher is telling you to do it.
12.5% = 1/8
68.75% = 11/16
Good Luck!!!
2007-01-17 16:02:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
12.5% = 1/8
68.75% = 11/16
2007-01-17 16:00:40 · answer #9 · answered by Mitch 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Move each decimal point 2 spaces to the left. .125 and .6875
2007-01-17 16:00:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋