A fraction 3/4 means that the number you are dealing with consists of 3 equal parts such that 4 of these parts always adds up to 1 unit. That is why the top part is called the numerator (because it counts how many of the equal parts are in the number) and the bottom part is called the denominator (because it tells you how many equal parts the unit has been divided into).

A percentage is a fraction that is expressed as a number of equal parts of 100. So if we need to rewrite 3/4 as a percentage, we need to know how many equal parts will give us the same fraction:

3/4   =   x/100

1. First find the scaling factor: 100/4 = 25. So the denominator is proportionally scaled by a factor of 25. This must be true of the numerator as well.
2. Second, we determine the numerator: x = 3 * 25 = 75.

Now we have our equivalent fraction in parts of a hundred, that is, 3/4 = 75/100.

60/80 reduced = 6/8 = 3/4 = 75/100.

History:

The p% symbol means p equal parts of 100, that is, p% = p/100.

The middle line represents the leading 1 in 100 and the zeroes on top and bottom the two zeroes in 100.

Learn what it means to divide and how to perform long division without having to remember any rules whatsoever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3yEfFkXfBc

Advanced for high school:

See how this is extended to polynomial division:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXN8p405sU

Understanding Division:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHvbK0ozeU

What is 60/80 as a percent?

One way to show a number that is only a part of a whole is in a fraction form. You can also represent this as a percentage. But how do you convert a fraction into a percentage? In this guide, we will show you how to convert 60/80 into a percentage.