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How to write 1.5% as a fraction

User Shridhar
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percent means parts out of 100
so 1.5%=1.5/100
now make the numerator and denomenator whole numbers by multiplying the fraction by 10/10
15/1000
now simplify
3/200 is the fraction that is equal to 1.5%
User GrouchyPanda
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Convert the fraction by placing the expression over 100

3/200

I hope this helps.
User Jeremiah Willcock
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