15 Percent as a fraction in simplest form

Percent is a part or a portion out of 100. Fraction is a numerical value that represents a part of a whole.

Answer: 15% is expressed as 3/20 as a fraction.

There are three simple steps to convert a percentage to a fraction. Let us look at these three steps given below.

Explanation:

The steps are:

Step 1: Drop the percent symbol % 

Step 2: Divide it by 100

Step 3: Reduce the fraction thus obtained.

Now, 15% = 15/100

Simplifying this, we get

15/100 = 3/20

Therefore, 15% as a fraction in its simplest form is expressed as 3/20.