Answer:
1
/25
Step-by-step explanation:
percent means
out of 100
⇒
4
%
=
4
100
as a fraction
To simplify the fraction we require to find a
common factor
to both 4 and 100 and reduce the fraction by dividing. The common factors are 2 and 4 . Choose the largest, that is 4
⇒
4
100
=
4
÷
4
100
÷
4
=
1
25
This calculation is usually set out using
cancelling
4
100
=
4
1
100
25
=
1
25
←
in simplest form
A fraction is in
simplest form
when no other factor but 1 will divide into the numerator/denominator.
