Question

Express the following percentages.as fractions and decimals.

$5\frac{1}{4}\%$

Answer 1

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

$5\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{1}{100}=\frac{21}{4}\times \frac{1}{100}=\frac{21}{400}$

So fraction form is $\frac{21}{400}$

Hence decimal form is $\frac{21}{400}=0.0525$