How to convert 8.5% to a fraction
Well, to start off you divide 8.5 by 100, this gives you 0.085.This, when multiplied by 1000 to make it a whole number equals \(\frac{85}{1000}\)When simplified this will equal \(\frac{17}{200}\)
\(p\%=\frac{p}{100}\\\\8.5\%=\frac{8.5}{100}=\frac{8.5\cdot10}{100\cdot10}=\boxed{\frac{85}{1000}}=\frac{85:5}{1000:5}=\boxed{\frac{17}{200}}\)