Write 97.5% as a fraction in simplest form

Answer :

97.5% as a fraction in simplest form would be 39/40

97.5% as a fraction in simplest form is 39/40

Conversion of percentages to fractions

The given percentage is 97.5%

This can be rewritten in fraction form by making the denominator 100

[tex]97.5\% = \frac{97.5}{100}\\\\[/tex]

Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2

[tex]97.5\% = \frac{97.5 \times 2}{100 \times 2}\\\\97.5\% = \frac{195}{200 }[/tex]

Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5

[tex]97.5\% = \frac{195 \div 5}{200 \div 5}\\\\97.5\% = \frac{39}{40}[/tex]

Therefore, 97.5% as a fraction in simplest form is 39/40

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