document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047051>Question 1047051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is 5 1/3% in simplest form? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662564 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=662564\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this reference shows you the general procedure.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your problem is to convert 5 and 1/3 percent to its simplest form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to convert the percent to decimal form, divide it by 100, but keep the decimal equivalent in fraction form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get 5 and 1/3 percent equals (5 + 1/3) / 100 which is equal to 5/100 + (1/3) / 100 which is equal to 5/100 + 1/300.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "place both fractions under a common denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you will get 5/100 + 1/300 = 15/300 + 1/300 = 16/300.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify the fraction to get 16/300 = 8/150 = 4/75.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i don't think it can be made simpler than that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to see is you did it right, convert that fraction into a percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use your calculator to divide 4 by 75 and you will get .05333333333........\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply that by 100 to get 5.3333333333.......%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".3333333333.......... is equal to 1/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your percent is therefore 5 and 1/3 %\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "repeating decimals can be converted to fractions by the following procedure.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could also have converted the fraction to percent in improper fraction form by simply multiplying it by 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would have gotten 4/75 = 400/75 percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that percent in improper fraction form can be turned into a percent in mixed fraction form by dividing 400 by 75 to get 5 with a remainder of 25.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your percent in mixed fraction form would be 5 and 25/75 percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the proper fractional part of 25/75 can be reduced to 1/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your percent in mixed fraction form is 5 and 1/3 %.\r<BR>\n" );
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