8.25% as a fraction in simplest form?

8.25%=8.25/100
8.25=8+0.25=8 1/4=33/4
(33/4)/100=33/400

when converting percents, think of it as money. Money is generally referred to in terms of the dollar ($1.00). To convert 8.25%  into a fraction think of it as you having $8.00, which is the whole and 25 cents. 25 cents is one quarter out of 4 quarters ($1.00). So the fractional equivalent of 8.25% is 8 1/4 or eight and one-fourth.