Convert percentage 537.5% into fraction

1. Write as a fraction over 100:
$537.5\% = \frac{537.5}{100}$

2. Eliminate the decimal in the numerator:
Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 10 to remove the decimal:
$\frac{537.5 \times 10}{100 \times 10} = \frac{5375}{1000}$

3. Simplify the fraction:
Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 5375 and 1000.
Both numbers are divisible by 25:
$\frac{5375 \div 25}{1000 \div 25} = \frac{215}{40}$

Both numbers are divisible by 5:
$\frac{215 \div 5}{40 \div 5} = \frac{43}{8}$

The fraction is $\frac{43}{8}$.