How do you write $56 1/4 %$ as a fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T12:58:14

$9/16$

Percent means that the value is given as a fraction out of $100$

so $56 1/4 % = (56 1/4)/100$

This can be written as $56.25/100$ , but mixing decimals and fractions is not great maths.

$(56 1/4)/100 = (225/4)/100$

$= 225/(4xx100)$

$=cancel225^9/((4xxcancel100^4)$

$=9/16$

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