Question

How do you write 75% as a fraction?

• A. $\frac{1}{3}$
• B. $\frac{1}{4}$
• C. $\frac{1}{2}$
• D. $\frac{3}{4}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $\frac{3}{4}$

A percent is 1 part out of 100.
$\Rightarrow 1\%=\frac{1}{100}$
$\therefore 75\%=75\times \frac{1}{100}=\frac{75}{1}\times \frac{1}{100}=\frac{75\times 1}{1\times 100}=\frac{75}{100}$

Simplifying the fraction, we get
$=\frac{5\times 5\times 3}{5\times 5\times 4}$
Cancel out the common factors, we get
$=\frac{3}{4}$