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What is 42% expressed as a fraction?

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42/100 or 21/50 i'm pretty sure
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Answer: 42/100

Explanation: To write 42% as a fraction, remember that a percentage is just a fraction with 100 on the bottom, all we have to do is put 100 on the bottom of the fraction. In this case, we start with 42 and we will put 100 as our denominator.

42% = 42/100 = 21/50.

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