Chapter 8.7, Problem 36E

To determine

To write:

The given percent as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer to Problem 36E

Our given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{2}{5}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

A percent: $40\%$ .

Calculation:

We know that percent means per hundred. To write our given percent as fraction, we will remove the percent sign and divide the number by 100 as shown below:

  $\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow 40\%\\ \Rightarrow \frac{40}{100}\left(\text{Writing as a fraction}\right)\\ \Rightarrow \frac{20\cdot 2}{20\cdot 5}\\ \Rightarrow \frac{2}{5}\left(\text{Simplifying fraction}\right)\end{array}$

Therefore, the given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{2}{5}$ .