Question

Express the following as a fraction in its lowest terms:

$0.25\%$

Answer 1

Finding the fraction

To remove the percent sign, we divide it by 100

$0.25\%=\frac{25}{100}\%=\frac{1}{4}\%=\frac{{\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}}}{100}=\frac{1}{400}$(To make in the lowest form we divide the numerator and denominator by their H.C.F.)

Hence, the fraction of $0.25\%$ is $\frac{1}{400}$