The problem asks to express $62\%$ as a fraction in simplest form.

1. Problem Description

The problem asks to express $62\%$ as a fraction in simplest form.

2. Solution Steps

First, write $62\%$ as a fraction:

$62\% = \frac{62}{100}$

Next, we simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).

The factors of 62 are 1, 2, 31, and

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2. The factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and

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0. The GCD of 62 and 100 is

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Divide both the numerator and denominator by 2:

$\frac{62}{100} = \frac{62 \div 2}{100 \div 2} = \frac{31}{50}$

The fraction $\frac{31}{50}$ is in simplest form because 31 is a prime number and does not divide

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3. Final Answer

$\frac{31}{50}$