Write 8% as a fraction

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The question

Question: write 8% as a fraction.

1 Write it over 100

Percent means out of 100.

So 8% is 8/100.

Careful!

8% is 8 out of 100, not out of 10.

Many people write 8/10.

2 Simplify

8 and 100 can both be divided by 4.

That makes it simpler.

So 8% is 2/25.

Can we make it simpler?

No number goes into both 2 and 25, except 1.

So it stays like this.

3 Check

Let's check: make the bottom 100 again.

25 times 4 is 100.

2 times 4 is 8.

8 out of 100 is 8%.

So the answer is right!

Let's look back.

First: write it over 100.

Then: simplify.

Last: check.