How to find the fractional equivalent of a decimal - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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Write 0.45 as a fraction.
Write 0.45 as a fraction.
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.45 is equivalent to 45 out of 100, or
.
Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify the fraction:

.45 is equivalent to 45 out of 100, or .
Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify the fraction:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
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To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

Then, you can reduce:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
Then, you can reduce:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

is prime, so there's no way to reduce. You're done!
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
is prime, so there's no way to reduce. You're done!
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

The zero in front of the
can be removed, leaving:
, which can be reducted to:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
The zero in front of the can be removed, leaving:
, which can be reducted to:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

You cannot reduce, as one of the numbers in the fraction is prime, so that's your final answer.
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
You cannot reduce, as one of the numbers in the fraction is prime, so that's your final answer.
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

Then, you can reduce for your final answer:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
Then, you can reduce for your final answer:
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A tub of food contains
pounds of vegetables,
pounds of lard, and
pounds of sausage. What is its total weight as an improper fraction?
A tub of food contains pounds of vegetables,
pounds of lard, and
pounds of sausage. What is its total weight as an improper fraction?
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To begin with, it is easiest just to add these decimals together using your calculator:

Now, this is the same thing as:

We can rewrite this:

To find this, you need to give the two numbers a common denominator:

This is your answer.
To begin with, it is easiest just to add these decimals together using your calculator:
Now, this is the same thing as:
We can rewrite this:
To find this, you need to give the two numbers a common denominator:
This is your answer.
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What is the fractional equivalent of
?
What is the fractional equivalent of ?
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In decimal form
is said 33 hundredths.
This is equal to
.
This fraction cannot be reduced any further therefore it is in its final answer form.
In decimal form is said 33 hundredths.
This is equal to
.
This fraction cannot be reduced any further therefore it is in its final answer form.
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Choose the answer which best converts the following decimal into a fraction, ensure that you simplify your answer:

Choose the answer which best converts the following decimal into a fraction, ensure that you simplify your answer:
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To convert a decimal into a fraction, simply put the digits of the decimal in the numerator of a fraction, then one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits in the decimal as your denomator. In this case:

Then, you can simplify, as both
and
are divisible by
:

To convert a decimal into a fraction, simply put the digits of the decimal in the numerator of a fraction, then one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits in the decimal as your denomator. In this case:
Then, you can simplify, as both and
are divisible by
:
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Simplify the following expression:

Simplify the following expression:
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It can help to begin by writing the expression using scientific notation:


Now remove common divisors from the numerator and denominator:



It can help to begin by writing the expression using scientific notation:
Now remove common divisors from the numerator and denominator:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

The zero in front of the
can be removed, leaving:
, which can be reducted to:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
The zero in front of the can be removed, leaving:
, which can be reducted to:
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Write 0.45 as a fraction.
Write 0.45 as a fraction.
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.45 is equivalent to 45 out of 100, or
.
Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify the fraction:

.45 is equivalent to 45 out of 100, or .
Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify the fraction:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

Then, you can reduce:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
Then, you can reduce:
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

is prime, so there's no way to reduce. You're done!
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
is prime, so there's no way to reduce. You're done!
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

You cannot reduce, as one of the numbers in the fraction is prime, so that's your final answer.
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
You cannot reduce, as one of the numbers in the fraction is prime, so that's your final answer.
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Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):

Choose the answer below which best expresses the following decimal as a fraction (choose the answer which has been reduced/simplified the most):
Tap to reveal answer
To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:

Then, you can reduce for your final answer:

To convert from a decimal to a fraction, simply put the digits over one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits:
Then, you can reduce for your final answer:
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A tub of food contains
pounds of vegetables,
pounds of lard, and
pounds of sausage. What is its total weight as an improper fraction?
A tub of food contains pounds of vegetables,
pounds of lard, and
pounds of sausage. What is its total weight as an improper fraction?
Tap to reveal answer
To begin with, it is easiest just to add these decimals together using your calculator:

Now, this is the same thing as:

We can rewrite this:

To find this, you need to give the two numbers a common denominator:

This is your answer.
To begin with, it is easiest just to add these decimals together using your calculator:
Now, this is the same thing as:
We can rewrite this:
To find this, you need to give the two numbers a common denominator:
This is your answer.
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What is the fractional equivalent of
?
What is the fractional equivalent of ?
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In decimal form
is said 33 hundredths.
This is equal to
.
This fraction cannot be reduced any further therefore it is in its final answer form.
In decimal form is said 33 hundredths.
This is equal to
.
This fraction cannot be reduced any further therefore it is in its final answer form.
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Choose the answer which best converts the following decimal into a fraction, ensure that you simplify your answer:

Choose the answer which best converts the following decimal into a fraction, ensure that you simplify your answer:
Tap to reveal answer
To convert a decimal into a fraction, simply put the digits of the decimal in the numerator of a fraction, then one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits in the decimal as your denomator. In this case:

Then, you can simplify, as both
and
are divisible by
:

To convert a decimal into a fraction, simply put the digits of the decimal in the numerator of a fraction, then one followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of digits in the decimal as your denomator. In this case:
Then, you can simplify, as both and
are divisible by
:
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Simplify the following expression:

Simplify the following expression:
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It can help to begin by writing the expression using scientific notation:


Now remove common divisors from the numerator and denominator:



It can help to begin by writing the expression using scientific notation:
Now remove common divisors from the numerator and denominator:
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