Convert 72% to a fraction and write your answer in lowest terms.
2007-12-02 09:37:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
72% = 72/100 = 36/50 = 18/25
2007-12-03 09:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, 72% is 72/100 by definition, 72 and 100 are both even numbers so we can obviously divide them by 2, giving 36/50, again we can divide by 2,
18/25 looks like the lowest terms
2007-12-02 09:44:25 · answer #2 · answered by tinkertailorcandlestickmaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
72/ 100
=18/25
2007-12-02 09:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mr bubbles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
% means percent, per cent, per hundred, divide by one hundred. So 72% is 72/100. To express 72/100 in lowest terms, find the greatest common divisor (gcd) of 72 and 100 and divide 72 and 100 by that number. The gcd is the largest number that divides both 72 and 100. To find the gcd, first factor 72 and 100, i.e. write them as a product of their prime factors, then pair up equal prime factors.
72 = 2^3*3^2 = 2*2*2*3*2
100 = 2^2*5^2 = 2*2*5*5
2007-12-02 09:50:29 · answer #4 · answered by gm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
72%=72/100=36/50=18/25
2007-12-02 09:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Percent means "out of 100"
72% is 72/100
This can be reduced to:
36/50, then
18/25
2007-12-02 09:41:01 · answer #6 · answered by brad p 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
72% = 72/100 = 0.72
72/100 =
72 / 2 = 36
100 / 2 = 50
36/50
36 / 2 = 18
50 / 2 = 25
18/25 = Final answer
18/25 = 0.72
2007-12-02 09:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
72% is 72/100
18/25 in lowest terms
2007-12-02 09:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by dewkisses02 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
heres a good method to remember how to divide fractions, called kiss and flip, which means you turn the divide sign into a multiply sign and flip the fraction to the right. If you gave me specific problems i could help as your question is too vague :P
2016-04-07 04:15:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋