How do I write $\frac{5}{12}$ $5/12$ as a percent?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-07T14:28:46

$5/12 xx 100% = 41.66666....% = 41 2/3%$

Fractions which have a denominator that is a factor of 100 are easy to write as percents.

For those where the denominator is not a factor of 100, you can change it to a decimal first by dividing:

$5 div 12 = 0.4166666....$

This can be written as a fraction with 100 as the denominator:

$(41.666666..)/100 = 41.6666.....%$

However the recurring decimal $.66666...$ is equal to $2/3$

$:. 41.66666...% =41 2/3%$

The same result will be obtained by multiplying the fraction by $100%$

$5/12 xx 100% = 41.66666....% = 41 2/3%$

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