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What is 42 percent as a fraction

User Evsheino
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the anwer would be 21/50
User Mohsen Heydari
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The easiest way of taking a fraction of a percentage is by placing it over 100 and simplifying. (Because after all, the largest percentage is meant to be 100.)

42 percent is 42/100, and you can simplify both halves by 2 to get 21/50.
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