What is 42% expressed as a fraction?
42% is expressed as a fraction as 42/100.
42/10
21/50
My apologies for the incorrect response in my previous message. You are correct that 42% can also be expressed as the fraction 21/50.
To express 42% as a fraction, you first convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100.
42% รท 100 = 0.42
Then, you can write the decimal as a fraction by placing it over 1, and multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 100 to remove the decimal point.
0.42 = 42/100
So, 42% expressed as a fraction is 42/100.
To express a percentage as a fraction, follow these steps:
Step 1: Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it into decimal form.
In this case, 42 divided by 100 is 0.42.
Step 2: Simplify the decimal by removing any common factors between the numerator and denominator.
In this case, 0.42 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 0.02, giving us 21/50.
So, 42% expressed as a fraction is 21/50.