
Twenty-five percent means twenty-five out of one hundred. When you reduce that fraction, it simplifies to
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To convert a percent to a fraction, place the percent number over 100, and reduce the fraction.
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| If you have a percent with a decimal in it, it may be easier to first convert the percent to a decimal, then decimal to a fraction. |
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