SOLUTION: how do you write a percent as a fraction

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Question 50874: how do you write a percent as a fraction
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Percent means "make the denominator 100"
17% = 17/100
3/25 changed to percent goes like this:
3/25 = 3*4/25*4= 12/100= 12%
Cheers,
Stan H.

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