Convert the Fraction 25/40 to a Percentage: Simple Math Task

Question

Convert the fraction into a percentage:

$\frac{25}{40}=\text{?}$

00:00 Convert fractions to percentages

00:05 A fraction with denominator equal to 100 equals the numerator in percentage form (X)

00:13 Determine what to multiply the denominator by in order to obtain a denominator equal to 100

00:25 Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2.5 to obtain a denominator equal to 100

00:41 Apply this formula to our exercise

00:48 This is the solution

To solve this problem, let's convert the fraction $\frac{25}{40}$ into a percentage, using the following steps:

Simplify the fraction $\frac{25}{40}$ . The greatest common divisor of 25 and 40 is 5, so dividing both by 5 gives us: $\frac{25 \div 5}{40 \div 5} = \frac{5}{8}$ .
Use the conversion formula: $\frac{5}{8} \times 100 = \frac{500}{8}$ .
Perform the division: $\frac{500}{8} = 62.5$ .

Therefore, the fraction $\frac{25}{40}$ is equivalent to 62.5%.

The correct answer is choice : 62.5%, aligning with the given correct answer.

62.5%