To express 25% as a fraction, you can follow these steps:
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Understand that "percent" means "per hundred." So, 25% can be written as \( \frac{25}{100} \).
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Next, simplify the fraction \( \frac{25}{100} \). Both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by their greatest common divisor, which is 25.
\[ \frac{25 \div 25}{100 \div 25} = \frac{1}{4} \]
Therefore, 25% as a fraction is \( \frac{1}{4} \).