express percentage 12/1/2% as fraction in the lowest term
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TEXT]]]]]] Percentages have a basis of 100.
Strictly speaking, nothing can be more of itself than it actually is (at any one point in time).
Despite expressions like “that player gives 110% every game”, he only has 100% of what he has. You could however say (or sing) “I'm not half the man I used to be..”
But you can say my age is 300% of what it was when the Beatles sang YESTERDAY.
Your question what is 12 1/2 percent as a fraction is done like this:
12 1/2% = 12.5 / 100
because all % are relative to 100
or
12.5 move decimal 2 places to the left to divide by the 100 to make it
.125
or
1/8
Let us do another case.
20.18%
To convert to a decimal move the decimal point 2 places to the LEFT (detect the 100 basis I mentioned above?)
.2018
without rounding this would be
2018/10000
Another case:
“The product sales this year has reached 225% of last years total.”
225% = 2.25 (225.0 moved decimal 2 places) = 2 1/4 as a mixed number
As a mixed number converted to a fraction would be
9/4