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  • 24-02-2018
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how can 5% be written as a simplified ratio

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  • 24-02-2018
Percentages are out of 100, so 5% is really 5/100.

We can reduce 5/100 be dividing the  numerator and denominator by 5. This leaves us with 1/20 which is the simplified version of 5/100.

So 5% as a ratio would be 1:20
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