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How can you write a percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100?

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You're trying to make something hard out of something easy.  Stop it !
Your question just about answers itself.

In order to write a percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100:

-- Take the percent.
-- Throw away the percent sign ( % ).
-- Put a denominator of  100  under the number.
-- Reduce the fraction to lowest terms (simplify) if possible.

Examples:

49%  =  49/100

97%  =  97/100

72%  =  72/100  =  18/25