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Convert Decimal To Fraction

To convert a decimal to a fraction: 1. Write the decimal over 1 2. Multiply the top and bottom by 10 for each decimal place 3. Simplify the resulting fraction by dividing both the top and bottom numbers by their greatest common factor. Repeating decimals can be written as fractions by letting a variable stand for the repeating portion and setting up equations to find the equivalent fraction.

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Convert Decimal To Fraction

To convert a decimal to a fraction: 1. Write the decimal over 1 2. Multiply the top and bottom by 10 for each decimal place 3. Simplify the resulting fraction by dividing both the top and bottom numbers by their greatest common factor. Repeating decimals can be written as fractions by letting a variable stand for the repeating portion and setting up equations to find the equivalent fraction.

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To convert a Decimal to a Fraction follow these steps:

Step 1: Write down the decimal divided by 1, like


this: decimal/1
Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for
every number after the decimal point. (For example,
if there are two numbers after the decimal point,
then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.)
Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction
Example: Express 0.75 as a fraction
Step 1: Write down 0.75 divided by 1:
0.75
1
Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 100 (there were 2 digits
after the decimal point so that is 1010=100):
100
0.75

75
=

100
100

(Do you see how it turns the top number into a whole number?)
Step 3: Simplify the fraction (this took me two steps):
5

75

15

100

20

5
Answer = 3/4

Note: 75/100 is called a decimal fraction and 3/4 is called


a common fraction !
Example: Express 0.625 as a fraction
Step 1: write down:
0.625
1
Step 2: multiply both top and bottom by 1,000 (there were 3
digits after the decimal point so that is 101010=1,000)
625
1,000
Step 3: Simplify the fraction (it took me two steps here):
25
625

5
25

=
1,000

5
=

40
25

8
5

Answer = 5/8

Example: Express 0.333 as a fraction


Step 1: Write down:
0.333
1
Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 1,000 (there were 3
digits after the decimal point so that is 101010=1,000)
333
1,000
Step 3: Simplify Fraction:
Answer =

333

/1,000

Changing Infinite Repeating Decimals to Fractions


Remember: Infinite repeating decimals are usually represented
by putting a line over (sometimes under) the shortest block of
repeating decimals. Every infinite repeating decimal can be
expressed as a fraction.
1. Find the fraction represented by the repeating decimal
Let n stand for

or 0.77777

So 10 n stands for

or 7.77777

10 n and n have the same fractional part, so their difference is an


integer.

You can solve this problem as follows.

So

2. Find the fraction represented by the repeating decimal


Let n stand for

or 0.363636

So 10 n stands for

or 3.63636

and 100 n stands for

or 36.3636

100 n and n have the same fractional part, so their difference is an


integer. (The repeating parts are the same, so they subtract out.)

You can solve this equation as follows:

Now simplify
So

to

3. Find the fraction represented by the repeating decimal


Let n stand for

or 0.544444

So 10 n stands for
and 100 n stands for

or 5.444444
or 54.4444

Since 100 n and 10 n have the same fractional part, their


difference is an integer. (Again, notice how the repeated parts
must align to subtract out.)

You can solve this equation as follows.

So

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