To write 25% as a fraction in lowest terms, remember that a percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100. So 25% can be written as the ratio 25 to 100 or [tex]\frac{25}{100}[/tex]. Notice however that [tex]\frac{25}{200}[/tex] is not in lowest terms. To turn the fraction into lowest terms, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by our greatest common factor which is 25.
25 ÷ 25 = 1
100 ÷ 25 = 4
Therefore, 25% can be written as the fraction [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex].
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To write a percent as a decimal, first remember that a percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100. So we can think of 25% as the ratio 25 to 100 or [tex]\frac{25}{100}[/tex]. Remember that dividing by 100 moves the decimal point 2 places to the left. So 25 ÷ 100 would move the decimal point 2 places to the left which would gives us .25 or 0.25.
Therefore, 25% can be written as the decimal 0.25.
