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When might it be easier to write the percent as a fraction rather than as a decimal? Please give an example

User Lance Shi
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Maybe when its an easy simple fraction. For example 1/4= 25% and 1/2= 50%.
User Bdesham
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When your percent value is something like 75% or 50%.
75% is the same as
(3)/(4)

50% is the same as
(1)/(2)
User Nicholas Armstrong
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