Question

Express the following percentages.as fractions and decimals.

$45\%$

Answer 1

To express a percent as a fraction, divide the number by $100$ and remove the $\%$ sign.

$45\times \frac{1}{100}=\frac{9}{20}$

So fraction form is $\frac{9}{20}$

Hence decimal form is $\frac{9}{20}=0.45$