Mathematics · Grades 5–7
Percentages as fractions
Percent means per hundred. Simplify the resulting fraction.
The key idea
Percent means per hundred. Simplify the resulting fraction.
p% = p/100
Worked examples
Write 21% as a fraction in simplest form.
21/100 = 21/100
21/100
Write 72% as a fraction in simplest form.
72/100 = 18/25
18/25
Try it yourself
Write 69% as a fraction in simplest form.
Write 81% as a fraction in simplest form.
Check your understanding
Answers and marking notes
- 69/100
69/100 = 69/100
- 81/100
81/100 = 81/100
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