Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest form.
-2.37
-2 37/100
-237/100
To convert the decimal -2.37 into a fraction, we first count the number of decimal places, which is two.
Step 1: Remove the decimal point and write the number as a fraction with a denominator of 1 followed by the same number of zeros as the number of decimal places.
So, we get -237/100.
Step 2: Simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF of 237 and 100 is 1.
Therefore, the simplified fraction is -237/100.
To write a decimal as a fraction in simplest form, you need to follow a few steps.
Step 1: Determine the place value of the decimal. In this case, the decimal is -2.37. The decimal point is two places to the right of the ones place, so we need to move it two places to the right to make it a whole number.
Step 2: Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 10 to the power of the number of decimal places. In this case, we need to multiply by 10^2 (which is 100) to eliminate the decimals.
-2.37 x 100 = -237
Step 3: Write the resulting number as the numerator over the denominator. The denominator is 1 since we multiplied by 100 to get rid of the decimals.
So, the fraction in simplest form is -237/1. However, -237/1 can be simplified further because any non-zero number divided by 1 is equal to itself.
Thus, the simplified fraction is just -237.