8% as a fraction

Fraction2/25lowest terms
Decimal0.08
Percent8%

How to get there

  1. Percent means per hundred, so 8% is 8/100.
  2. Divide top and bottom by their greatest common divisor, 4: 2/25.
8 of 100 squares. A percentage IS a count of hundredths, which is why the grid is the whole story.

Common questions

What is 8% as a fraction?
8% as a fraction is 2/25. Percent means per hundred, so start with 8/100, then divide top and bottom by 4.
What is 8% as a decimal?
8% is 0.08 as a decimal. Dividing a percentage by 100 moves the point two places to the left.

The same number, other ways

2/25Everything about the fraction: equivalents, the bar model, the number line.0.08The 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.