Convert the integer number - 37. Turn it into a fraction and also write it as a percentage. Equivalent fractions

Convert - 37

Convert the integer number - 37.

1. Write the number as an improper fraction.

(The numerator larger than or equal to the denominator).

- 37 can be written as a fraction.


The numerator of this fraction is 37.


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The denominator is 1:


- 37 = - 37/1


Equivalent fractions.

The above fraction cannot be reduced.


That is, it has the smallest possible numerator and denominator.


By expanding it we can build up equivalent fractions.


Multiply the numerator & the denominator by the same number.


Example 1. By expanding the fraction by 3:


- 37/1 = - (37 × 3)/(1 × 3) = - 111/3


Example 2. By expanding the fraction by 5:


- 37/1 = - (37 × 5)/(1 × 5) = - 185/5


Of course, the above fractions are reducing...


... to the initial fraction: - 37/1



2. Write the number as a percentage.

Multiply the number by 100/100

Note: 100/100 = 1

The value of the number does not change when multiplying by 100/100


- 37 =


- 37 × 100/100 =


- (37 × 100)/100 =


- 3,700/100 =


- 3,700%


In other words:


Multiply the number by 100...


... And then add the percent sign, %


- 37 = - 3,700%



:: Final answer ::
Written in 3 different ways

As an improper fraction:
- 37 = - 37/1

As equivalent fractions:
- 37 = - 111/3 = - 185/5

As a percentage:
- 37 = - 3,700%

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Learn how to turn a decimal number into a fraction and a percentage. Steps.

1. How to write the number as a percentage:

  • Multiply the number by 100. Then add the percent sign, %.

2. How to write the number as a fraction:

  • Write down the number divided by 1, as a fraction.
  • Turn the top number into a whole number: multiply both the top and the bottom by the same number.
  • Reduce (simplify) the above fraction to the lowest terms, to its simplest equivalent form, irreducible. To reduce a fraction divide the numerator and the denominator by their greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
  • If the fraction is an improper one, rewrite it as a mixed number (mixed fraction).
  • Calculate equivalent fractions. By expanding it we can build up equivalent fractions: multiply the numerator & the denominator by the same number.

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