How to find the fractional equivalent of a decimal - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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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.
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.
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
:
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:
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:
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:
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 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!
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 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:
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 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.
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 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:
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.
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.
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
:
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:
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:
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:
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 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!
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 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:
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 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.
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 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: