SSAT Upper Level Quantitative › How to find the fractional equivalent of a decimal
Convert into a fraction in simplest form.
Think of the decimal as the fraction .
Now, multiply the numerator and denominator by for every digit after the decimal. In this case, because there are
digits after the decimal, we will be multiplying by
twice, or by
.
Now, simplify this fraction.
Convert into a fraction.
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Convert to a fraction.
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Convert into a fraction.
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
What is the fractional equivalent of
To find the fractional equivalent, we convert the number given into a whole number and divide by the corresponding tenth power needed to move the decimal into a whole number.
So for
we need to multiply by to turn the decimal into the whole number
We divide by
to get our fraction
this can be reduced to
Convert into a fraction.
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Express as a fraction.
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Find the fractional equivalent of .
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Find the fractional equivalent of .
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.
Find the fractional equivalent of .
Write the decimal divided by .
Multiply the numerator and denominator by to get rid of the decimal, then simplify.