Question

BIG IDEAS MATH

d 1: BTS > Chapter 5: Percents > Section Exercises 5.5 > Exercise 12
Write 34% as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form.
The simplest form is
Basic

Answer 1

17/50.

Explanation:

In order to write 34% as a fraction or mixed number in simplest form, the following calculation has to be done:

34% = 0.34 = 34/100

34/100 = 17/50

Thus, given that 17 is a prime number that cannot be divided by other number than 1 or 17, the simplest form to write 34% as a fraction is 17/50.