What is 2% as a fraction?

Percent means per hundred or for every hundred. We represent it as %.

Answer: 2% as a fraction is 1/50

There are three simple steps to convert percent to fraction. Let us look at these three steps below.

Explanation:

The steps are:

Step 1: Drop the percent symbol % 

Step 2: Divide it by 100

Step 3: Reduce the fraction so obtained.

Now, 2% = 2/100

Simplifying this, we get

2/100 = 1/50

Therefore, 2% as a fraction is 1/50