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Expert: John Zalewski - 6/12/2009


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i need to know how to change 112.5% to the lowest fraction

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Hello, Cindy.

The first step is to convert the 112.5% into a decimal. To do this, move the decimal point two places to the left, and remove the percentage sign. For your example, 112.5% becomes 1.125.

Since .125 is equal to 125 thousandths, you can rewrite the number as 1 125/1000.

Simplify 125/1000 to give you an answer of 1 1/8, or 9/8.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
John

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