Problem

6. Write this percent as a fraction in lowest form: $48 \%$. If the answer is an improper fraction, change it to a mixed fraction.
$\frac{48}{100}$
$\frac{24}{50}$
$2 \frac{1}{12}$
$\frac{12}{25}$

Answer

Expert–verified
Hide Steps
Answer

The fraction in lowest form for $48 \%$ is \(\boxed{\frac{12}{25}}\).

Steps

Step 1 :Write the percentage as a fraction with the percentage as the numerator and 100 as the denominator: \(\frac{48}{100}\).

Step 2 :Simplify the fraction to its lowest terms by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator and dividing both by it: \(\frac{24}{50}\), \(2 \frac{1}{12}\), \(\frac{12}{25}\).

Step 3 :The fraction in lowest form for $48 \%$ is \(\boxed{\frac{12}{25}}\).

link_gpt