Percent to Fraction Converter

Convert Percents to Fractions

Percent to Fraction Converter

Percent to convert
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How to write a percent as a fraction

Example — the form’s default 8%:

How 8% becomes 2/25

per hundred
8/100
GCF(8, 100) = 4
2/25
Put the percent over 100, clear any decimal point by multiplying by 10, 100 …, then reduce by the greatest common factor.
Most asked
PercentFraction
32.5%13/40
22.5%9/40
8%2/25
12.5%1/8

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FAQ

How do you write a percent as a fraction?

Put the percentage over 100 and reduce it. 8% is 8/100, and dividing both parts by 4 leaves 2/25. The denominator before reduction is always 100, because "per cent" means "per hundred".

What do you do with a decimal percent such as 12.5%?

Clear the decimal first: multiply the numerator and the denominator by 10 for every decimal place. 12.5% = 12.5/100 = 125/1000, and dividing both parts by 125 leaves 1/8.

How do you know a fraction is in its simplest form?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor; the fraction is simplest once that divisor equals 1. For 8/100 the greatest common divisor is 4, which gives 2/25 — and since 2 and 25 share no factor, nothing further can be cancelled.