Question

Convert 838% to an improper fraction written in its simplest form

Answer 1

To convert percent to a number divide it by 100

Then to convert 838% to a number divide it by 100

$838\text{ \%=}\frac{838}{100}$

To simplify divide up and down by 2

$\begin{gathered} \frac{838}{100}=\frac{\frac{838}{2}}{\frac{100}{2}} \\ \frac{838}{100}=\frac{419}{50} \end{gathered}$

The improper fraction is 419/50 in the simplest form