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How do you convert 125% to a fraction in lowest terms?

How do you convert 125% to a fraction in lowest terms?

%5/4%

Explanation:

%125 = 100%+25%%You should know that %25%=1/4% and so, %100% = 4/4%. Add them you get %5/4% in this case. If it were %150%% itd be %3/2% and so on.
%5/4%

Explanation:

A percent is a value given as a fraction out of %100%Therefore %125%% can be written as the fraction %125/100%To change this to its simplest terms, divide the top and bottom by the HCF, which is this case is %25%%125/100 (div25)/(div25) = 5/4%

125%=125×1%
=125×(1÷100)… Because 1%=1÷100
=125÷100
So 25 is common factor now
=(5×25)÷(4×25)
We cancel 25 so
=5÷4