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Write 5.8% as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Answer:


5.8\text{ \%}\rightarrow(29)/(500)

Step-by-step explanation: We have to write 5.8% In fraction in lowest terms:

This percent number essentially is:


5.8\text{ \%=}(5.8)/(100)

Therefore we can write it as:


(5.8)/(100)=(5.8*10)/(100*10)=(58)/(1000)

In lowest terms, this would be:


(58)/(1000)=(29)/(500)

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