How do you write 10% as a fraction?

1 Answer
Nov 9, 2016

#1/10#

Explanation:

% percent stands for parts per hundred. So percent is a fraction written in another way.

Changing #10%# into a fraction starts with making it a fraction with a denominator of 100

# 10/100# is the fraction with a denominator of 100

This fraction can be factor to a fraction of the same value but smaller numbers .

# ( 10 xx 1) /( 10 xx 10) # ; # 10/10 = 1# so the answer is

# 1/10#