# Percentage to Fraction Calculator

Convert a percentage to a fraction

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Use this calculator to convert percentages to fractions.

• Enter the percentage value as a decimal number. Do not include the '%' symbol.
• Press "Convert To Fraction".
• The equivalent fraction will appear above your input.

You may also convert percentages that are periodic numbers. If the repeating portion is longer than one digit, enclose it in parenthesis ( for example 2.4(35) ). If the repeating portion is only one digit add three dots (...) to the end of the number (for example 3.3...).

### How to convert a percentage to a fraction

There are many ways to perform the conversion. This calculator performs the following steps:

First the number is converted to a fraction...

If, for example we are converting 12.5%:

The fraction is then divided by 100. This is achieved by multiplying the denominator by 100:

Now, all we have to do is simplify the fraction, so it becomes:

Another approach is to first divide the number by 100 and then represent it as a fraction:

You may also be interested in converting fractions to percentages.