What is 66% as a fraction in simplest form?
February 20th, 2023
##33/50##
per cent means ##color(blue)”out of one hundred”##
##rArr66%=66/100##
Simplify the fraction by dividing numerator/denominator by a ##color(blue)”common factor.”## When no other factor but 1 divides into numerator/denominator then the fraction is in simplest form.
##66/100=(66÷2)/(100÷2)=33/50larr” in simplest form”##
Normally done as ##color(blue)”cancelling”##
That is : ##66/100=cancel(66)^(33)/cancel(100)^(50)=33/50##