can you please check my answer? 3. What is 0.72 written as a simplified fraction
A. 72/100***
B. 100/72
C. 36/50
D. 18/25
It said "simplified"
72/100 is not simplified,
It’s d
To convert 0.72 to a simplified fraction, you can write it as the ratio of the decimal number to 1.
0.72/1
To make this fraction simpler, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which, in this case, is 2.
(0.72/2)/(1/2) = 0.36/0.5
These two fractions can be further simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their GCD, which, in this case, is 0.01.
(0.36/0.01)/(0.5/0.01) = 36/50
Therefore, the simplified fraction for 0.72 is 36/50.
Sure! To convert a decimal to a simplified fraction, you can follow these steps:
1. Write down the decimal as a fraction with the decimal number as the numerator and 1 as the denominator. In this case, 0.72 would be written as 0.72/1.
2. Multiply both the numerator and denominator of the fraction by 10 raised to the power of the number of decimal places. Since 0.72 has two decimal places, you would multiply both numerator and denominator by 100.
0.72/1 * 100/100 = 72/100
So, the correct answer is A. 72/100. Well done!