Question

Express the following percentages as fractions:
(i) $7\frac{1}{2}$%
(ii) $2.50$%

Answer 1

(i) $7\frac{1}{2}$%
We can write it as
$=\frac{15}{2\times 100}$
$=\frac{15}{200}$
$=\frac{3}{40}$


(ii) $2.50$%
We can write it as
$=\frac{250}{100\times 100}$
$=\frac{250}{10000}$
$=\frac{1}{40}$