Convert 15% to its simplest fractional form.

To convert a percentage to a fraction, you start by expressing the percentage as a fraction over 100. In this case, 15% can be written as ( \frac{15}{100} ).

Next, simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator. The GCD of 15 and 100 is 5. Therefore, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by 5:

[ \frac{15 \div 5}{100 \div 5} = \frac{3}{20} ]

Now, ( \frac{3}{20} ) is in its simplest form because 3 and 20 have no common factors other than 1.

Thus, the simplest fractional form of 15% is ( \frac{3}{20} ).