Question

Convert fractions to a fraction out of 100.
15/60=?
30/60=?
25/75=?

Answer 1

• 25/100
• 50/100
• (33 1/3)/100

Explanation:

The numerator can be found by multiplying each of these fractions by 100. It can be helpful to reduce these fractions first.

Here, we calculate those numerators.

a) 15/60 · 100 = 1/4 · 100 = 100/4 = 25

b) 30/60 · 100 = 1/2 · 100 = 100/2 = 50

c) 25/75 · 100 = 1/3 · 100 = 100/3 = 33 1/3

Of course, the denominator is 100, so the fractions are ...

... 15/60 = 25/100

... 30/60 = 50/100

... 25/75 = (33 1/3)/100

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Comment on this solution

Effectively, we have multiplied each fraction by 1 = 100/100. That is ...

... fraction × (100/100) = (fraction × 100)/100

This changes the form, but not the value.