What is the fraction of 45%?

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Gerald Lopez · Accepted Answer

x% is equal to x100, so just substitute 45 for x to get:  45%=45100  You can divide each side by 5 to reduce the fraction to its simplest form, 920

Jim Hunt · Accepted Answer

45% can be written as .45, which is 45100 in the non-reduced fractional form.  When you reduce your fraction, you find the greatest common divisor of your numerator and denominator. This number ends up being 5, which then allows you to reduce, giving the following answer:  4551005=920  This cannot be reduced any further, therefore, 45% is 920 in fractional form.

nick1337 · Accepted Answer

The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction for decimal point number 0.45 manually.
Step 1:
Address input parameters and values. Input parameters and values: The decimal number = 0.45
Step 2:
Write is as a fraction 0.45
Step 3:
Multiply 100 to both numerator and denominator $\frac{0.45 \times 100}{1 \times 100} = \frac{45}{100}$
It can be written as $45 % = \frac{45}{100}$ of $\frac{45}{100}$
Step 4:
To simplify $\frac{45}{100}$ to its lowest terms, find LCM (Least Common Multiple) for 45 and 100.
5 is the LCM for 45 and 100
Step 5:
Divide numerator and denominator by 5
$\frac{45}{100} = \frac{\frac{45}{5}}{\frac{100}{5}} = \frac{9}{20}$

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