A county has a sales tax of 6 2/3 % .
[tex]6\frac{2}{3}%[/tex]
Mixed fraction can be written as improper fraction
[tex]6\frac{2}{3}=\frac{6*3+2}{3}=\frac{20}{3}[/tex]
[tex]6\frac{2}{3}%=\frac{20}{3}%[/tex]
To remove % we divide by 100
[tex]\frac{20}{3}%=\frac{20}{300}[/tex]
Now we simplify the fraction. To simplify the fraction we divide both top and bottom by 20
[tex]\frac{\frac{20}{20}}{\frac{300}{20}}= \frac{1}{15}[/tex]
