Question

(a) Write 54.2% as a fraction.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

to get any percent value to a decimal or fraction format, we simply divide it by 100, first off let's make 54.2 to a fraction and then divide by 100.

`54.\underline{2}\implies \cfrac{542}{1\underline{0}}~\hspace{10em}\cfrac{542}{10}/ 100\implies \cfrac{542}{10}\cdot \cfrac{1}{100}\implies \cfrac{271}{500}`

Answer 2

Ans.=250 21/50

Explanation:

54.2%=542/100

=271/50

=250 21/50