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Percent to Fraction Calculator

Write the percentage over 100, clear any decimal point, then simplify. That is all there is to it.

Answer

1/8

Step by step

Percent means “out of 100”: 12.5% = 12.5/100.
Clear the decimal by multiplying the top and bottom by 10: 125/1000.
Simplify by dividing both by 125: 1/8.

Answer: 1/8

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How it works

Percent to fractionP% = P/100, then simplify

Put the number over 100.

If the percent has a decimal, multiply top and bottom by 10 (or 100) until both are whole numbers.

Simplify using the greatest common factor.

Worked example

Write 12.5% as a fraction.

12.5/100
= 125/1000
÷ 125 → 1/8

Common fractions, decimals and percents

Filter the table

Fraction	Decimal	Percent
1/2	0.5	50%
1/3	0.3̅	33.3̅%
2/3	0.6̅	66.6̅%
1/4	0.25	25%
3/4	0.75	75%
1/5	0.2	20%
2/5	0.4	40%
3/5	0.6	60%
4/5	0.8	80%
1/6	0.16̅	16.6̅%
5/6	0.83̅	83.3̅%
1/7	0.1̅4̅2̅8̅5̅7̅	14.2̅8̅5̅7̅1̅4̅%
2/7	0.2̅8̅5̅7̅1̅4̅	28.5̅7̅1̅4̅2̅8̅%
3/7	0.4̅2̅8̅5̅7̅1̅	42.8̅5̅7̅1̅4̅2̅%
4/7	0.5̅7̅1̅4̅2̅8̅	57.1̅4̅2̅8̅5̅7̅%
5/7	0.7̅1̅4̅2̅8̅5̅	71.4̅2̅8̅5̅7̅1̅%
6/7	0.8̅5̅7̅1̅4̅2̅	85.7̅1̅4̅2̅8̅5̅%
1/8	0.125	12.5%
3/8	0.375	37.5%
5/8	0.625	62.5%
7/8	0.875	87.5%
1/9	0.1̅	11.1̅%
2/9	0.2̅	22.2̅%
4/9	0.4̅	44.4̅%
5/9	0.5̅	55.5̅%
7/9	0.7̅	77.7̅%
8/9	0.8̅	88.8̅%
1/10	0.1	10%
3/10	0.3	30%
7/10	0.7	70%
9/10	0.9	90%
1/11	0.0̅9̅	9.0̅9̅%
2/11	0.1̅8̅	18.1̅8̅%
3/11	0.2̅7̅	27.2̅7̅%
4/11	0.3̅6̅	36.3̅6̅%
5/11	0.4̅5̅	45.4̅5̅%
6/11	0.5̅4̅	54.5̅4̅%
7/11	0.6̅3̅	63.6̅3̅%
8/11	0.7̅2̅	72.7̅2̅%
9/11	0.8̅1̅	81.8̅1̅%
10/11	0.9̅0̅	90.9̅0̅%
1/12	0.083̅	8.3̅%
5/12	0.416̅	41.6̅%
7/12	0.583̅	58.3̅%
11/12	0.916̅	91.6̅%

A bar over digits means they repeat forever: 0.3̅ = 0.333…

Frequently asked questions

How do you write a percent as a fraction?

Put it over 100 and simplify. 35% = 35/100 = 7/20.

What is 33⅓% as a fraction?

Exactly 1/3. As a decimal percent 33.33% is only close to 1/3, which is why this calculator gives 3333/10000 for it.