Decimal Number to Fraction Converter
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If you want to convert a Negative Decimal to a Fraction then follow the given below steps:Step 1: From the given decimal number remove the negative sign this steps is must.
Step 2: Do the conversion on the given positive value.
Step 3: In the fraction answer apply the negative sign.
Given below are Various examples of converting decimal to fractional value:
Example 1: convert 0.525 to a fraction.
Multiply 0.525/1 by 1000/1000 to get 525/1000.
Example 2: Convert 0.5 into a fraction:
Solution: Let's apply the steps that we learned.
Step 1: Identify the place value of the last digit.
0.5 <------------ 5 is in the tenths place. (0.5 indicates 0.50)
Step 2 : The denominator would be 10
Step 3 : Fraction format: Numerator/Denominator = 5/10
Step 4 : Simplest Form: 1/2
Thus, 0.5=5/10=1/2.
Converting Repeating Decimal to Fraction:
Repeating decimals are those that does not end after a finite number of decimal places and some particular digits or a single digit after the decimal point keep on repeating in the number.To convert any repeating decimal to fraction, there is a particular method that needs to be applied. Let's consider an example to understand that.
Example 3:Convert 0.77777... to fraction.
Let x = recurring number, i.e.
0.77777....
n= the number of recurring digits, i.e. 7
Multiply the recurring decimal by 10, i.e.,
10x=7.77777...
This implies,
10x - x=7
9x=7
∴ x= 7/9