How do you change 0.72 into a fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-29T21:37:56

#18/25#

0.72 is the same as #72/100# (try putting both into a calculator!) as you can view 1.00 as #1/1#.

Reducing the fraction gives you #72/100#= #18/25#.

Answer 2 · 2018-03-29T21:44:36

Below...

You could do this two ways:

#0.72 -> 72/100 -> 18/25#

when dividing the numerator and denominator by #4#.

Or alternatively...

let #x =0.72#

#10x=7.2#

#100x=72#

#1000x=720#

#1000x-100x=720-72 -> 900x=648 -> x=648/900 -> 18/25#

when dividing the numerator and denominator by #36#