What is the simpliest form of 56 1/4%

Answer:as a fraction the simplest form is 9/16

Step-by-step explanation:

Percent means that the value is given as a fraction out of

100

so

56 1 / 4 % = 56

1 / 4 / 100

This can be written as

56.25 / 100

, but mixing decimals and fractions is not great maths.

56 1 / 4 / 100 = 225 / 4 / 100

=

225

4

*

100

=

225

9

(

4

*

100

4

)

=

9

16

56.25%