Question

How do you convert $5\%$ to a fraction ?

Answer 1

A number as a percent already has a denominator of $100$
$5\%=\frac{5}{100}$ now simplify
$\frac{5}{100}=\frac{1}{20}$

Note that the percent can also be written as a decimal because the denominator is a power of $10$ .

To do so, divide the percent number by $100$ to get the corresponding decimal

$\frac{5}{100}=0.05$