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What is the simpliest form of 56 1/4%

User Bluekeys
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Answer:as a fraction the simplest form is 9/16

Explanation:

Percent means that the value is given as a fraction out of

100

so

56 1 /4 % = 56

1 /4 /100

This can be written as

56.25 /100

, but mixing decimals and fractions is not great maths.

56 1 /4 /100 = 225 /4 /100

=

225

4

×

100

=

225

9

(

4

×

100

4

)

=

9

16

User Sarthik Gupta
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3 votes

Answer:

56.25%

Explanation:

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