Answer:
[tex]\frac{88}{100}[/tex] or [tex]\frac{22}{25}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Any percentage automatically has 100 as a denominator. It's 88 out of 100. So, we can start off with that.
[tex]\frac{88}{100}[/tex]
We can leave this just like that, but if your assignment asks for the simplified form, keep reading.
Now, to simplify a fraction, we have to find common factors. Finding the greatest common factor will be the smoothest route.
Factors of 88: 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88
Factors of 100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100
Now that we've listed our factors, we can see that 4 is the greatest common factor. So, let's divide both top and bottom by 4.
[tex]\frac{22}{25}[/tex]
To check if we can simplify further, we'll look for another greatest common factor.
Factors of 22: 1, 2, 11, 22
Factors of 25: 1, 5, 25
The only factor shared is 1. Therefore, [tex]\frac{22}{25}[/tex] is the lowest we can simplify.
