Chapter 8.7, Problem 37E

To determine

To write:

The given percent as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer to Problem 37E

Our given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{16}{25}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

A percent: $64\%$ .

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:

  $\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow 64\%\\ \Rightarrow \frac{64}{100}\left(\text{Writing as a fraction}\right)\\ \Rightarrow \frac{16\cdot 4}{25\cdot 4}\\ \Rightarrow \frac{16}{25}\left(\text{Simplifying fraction}\right)\end{array}$

Therefore, the given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{16}{25}$ .