Question

Liz saved 15% on the jean's

she bought! What lowest
terms fraction is equal
to 15% ?

Answer 1

`(3)/(20)`

Explanation:

Well you can represent percentages as decimals, by dividing the percentage by 100. This gives us the fraction:
`(15)/(100)`

We can simplify the fraction, by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 5

`(15)/(100)=(15/5)/(100/5)=(3)/(20)`