Convert Fraction to Percentage: Solving 15/20 Step-by-Step

Question

Convert the following fraction into a percentage:

$\frac{15}{20}=\text{?}$

00:06 Let's turn fractions into percentages.

00:11 To do this, we'll use a formula to convert fractions into percentages. Ready?

00:25 First, we need to make the bottom number, or denominator, equal to one hundred.

00:36 So, we'll multiply both the top number, or numerator, and the bottom by the right number.

00:43 And now, we have our final fraction and its matching percentage!

00:49 Great job! This is how we solve the problem.

A percentage is actually a form of fraction, or more precisely, a fraction out of a hundred.

In other words, it is a fraction where the denominator is always 100.

Therefore, in order to convert a fraction into a percentage, we multiply it so that the denominator becomes 100.

20*5=100

15*5=75

Therefore the fraction is 75/100 and the percentage is 75%.

75%