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Determine the fraction equivalency of the decimal number 2.46.

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Final answer:

The fraction equivalency of the decimal number 2.46 is 123/50.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the fraction equivalency of the decimal number 2.46, we need to express it as a fraction with an integer numerator and a power of 10 in the denominator. To start, we can express 2.46 as 246/100 since moving the decimal point two places to the right converts the decimal into an integer and the equivalent power of 10 in the denominator. However, to find the simplest form of the fraction, we should divide both the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common divisor (GCD), which in this case is 2, to get 123/50. Therefore, the equivalent fraction for the decimal number 2.46 is 123/50.

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