4% as a fraction

Fraction1/25lowest terms
Decimal0.04
Percent4%

How to get there

  1. Percent means per hundred, so 4% is 4/100.
  2. Divide top and bottom by their greatest common divisor, 4: 1/25.
4 of 100 squares. A percentage IS a count of hundredths, which is why the grid is the whole story.

Common questions

What is 4% as a fraction?
4% as a fraction is 1/25. Percent means per hundred, so start with 4/100, then divide top and bottom by 4.
What is 4% as a decimal?
4% is 0.04 as a decimal. Dividing a percentage by 100 moves the point two places to the left.

The same number, other ways

1/25Everything about the fraction: equivalents, the bar model, the number line.0.04The same value as a decimal, with its own derivation.Percent → fraction chartThe whole lookup table, printable.Percent converterAny percentage, including forms like 12 1/2%.
Where this comes from. Exact rational arithmetic on the values shown — fractions are pairs of integers until display, and inch–metric conversion uses 25.4 mm to the inch, exact by definition since 1959. See the full methodology.