What is 36% written as a fraction in simplest form?

1. Write 36% as a ratio with denominator 100: 36/100. 2. Both 36 and 100 share a common factor of 4. 3. Dividing both by 4 gives 9/25. 4. 9/20, 6/25, and 4/25 all come from dividing by the wrong common factor, giving fractions that are not equal to 36/100. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Percents", section 6.1 Understand Percent_