To convert 18 percent into a fraction, you start by understanding what the term ‘percent’ means. ‘Percent’ literally means ‘per hundred.’ Therefore, 18 percent can be expressed as:
18 percent = 18/100
Next, we need to simplify this fraction. To do this, we look for the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator (18) and the denominator (100). The GCD of 18 and 100 is 2.
Now we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD:
- Numerator: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
- Denominator: 100 ÷ 2 = 50
So, when we simplify 18/100, we get:
9/50
Therefore, 18 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is 9/50. This means for every 50 parts, 9 parts represent 18 percent.