Convert 90% to:
a fraction and a decimal:
A percentage is a number expressed in terms of it's relation to 100.
It is a number divided by 100.
We need to get to our original number.
This is the same as moving the decimal point to the right 2 places.
The first move to the right gives us 900.
The second decimal place move gives us 90
Percentage = | 90 |
100 |
Using our Greatest Common Factor (GCF) (90, 100) = 10
Reducing the numerator and denominator of 90/100 by our GCF of 10,
we get the following reduced fraction:
Fraction = 9/10