What is 66% as a fraction in simplest form?

##33/50##

per cent means ##color(blue)"out of one hundred"##

##rArr66%=66/100##

Simplify the fraction by dividing numerator/denominator by a ##color(blue)"common factor."## When no other factor but 1 divides into numerator/denominator then the fraction is in simplest form.

##66/100=(66÷2)/(100÷2)=33/50larr" in simplest form"##

Normally done as ##color(blue)"cancelling"##

That is : ##66/100=cancel(66)^(33)/cancel(100)^(50)=33/50##