Write the percent as a simplified fraction. There was a 15.6 percent increase in the use of electricity.
A) $15 \frac { 39 } { 25 }$
B) $15 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$
C) $\frac { 39 } { 250 }$
D) $\frac { 39 } { 25 }$
E) $\frac { 39 } { 100 }$

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To convert a percent to a fraction, divide by 100. So, 15.6% becomes $ \frac{15.6}{100} $. Simplify this by multiplying numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate the decimal, resulting in $ \frac{156}{1000} $. Simplifying this fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4, gives $ \frac{39}{250} $.

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