What is 0.25 as a fraction?

whats 0.25 as a fraction

2 Answers
May 16, 2018

#1/4# , #25/100#

Explanation:

If you were to divide 1 over 4 or 25 over 100, you get 0.25.

May 16, 2018

1/4

Explanation:

The first step in turning decimals to fractions is to attempt to make them into base-10 fractions. I say attempt because it is impossible to represent a value with an infinite number of decimal places as a base-10 fraction:

#0.25 = 0.25/1=25/100#

Now that we have the decimal as a base-10 fraction, we can start to simplify. Because both the numerator and denominator have the same Highest Common Factor (25), we can divide both by that to begin reduction:

#25/100 xx (1/25)/(1/25)#

#=(25/25)/(100/25)#

#color(green)(=1/4)#