write 82.5% as a fraction in simplest form.

$write 82.5% as a fraction in simplest form.$

$82.5\% = \frac{82.5}{100}$

Multiply numerator and denominator by 10: $\frac{82.5 \times 10}{100 \times 10} = \frac{825}{1000}$

Divide numerator and denominator by GCD 25: $\frac{825 \div 25}{1000 \div 25} = \frac{33}{40}$

$\frac{33}{40}$