How do you express 60% as a fraction?

To express 60% as a fraction, start by understanding that percent means "per hundred." Therefore, 60% can be written as:

[

\frac{60}{100}

]

Next, simplify the fraction. To do this, divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 20 in this case:

[

\frac{60 \div 20}{100 \div 20} = \frac{3}{5}

]

The fraction (\frac{3}{5}) is the simplified form of 60%. This fraction indicates that if you divide a whole into 5 equal parts, 3 of those parts make up 60% of the whole.