Chapter 8.7, Problem 39E

To determine

To write:

The given percent as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer to Problem 39E

Our given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{3}{2}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

A percent: $150\%$ .

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:

  $\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow 150\%\\ \Rightarrow \frac{150}{100}\left(\text{Writing as a fraction}\right)\\ \Rightarrow \frac{50\cdot 3}{50\cdot 2}\\ \Rightarrow \frac{3}{2}\left(\text{Simplifying fraction}\right)\end{array}$

Therefore, the given percent in simplified fraction form would be $\frac{3}{2}$ .