Question

Express the following as a friction in its Lowest terms. 37½%​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

A simple example: 1/2 is 50%, as in if you got 5 of 10 (5/10) you’d have 50%. As a fraction 5/10 =0.5

To change a number to a percent, you multiply the number by 100 and annex a percent sign (%). 0.5*100 = 50%

To go the other way, to change a percent to a number, divide the number by 100. 37 1/2% divided by 100 is 0.37 1/2 or 0.375.

Written as a simple fraction it is 375/1000.

Write the fraction in prime number so that 375/1000 = 5*5*5*3/5*5*5*2*2*2.

Each 5 in the denominator matches with a 5 in the numerator and you end up with 3/2*2*2.

That is 3/8.

As a simplified fraction 37 1/2% = 3/8.

Answer 2

Answer: As a simplified fraction 37 1/2% = 3/8.