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Convert 4.75⎯⎯⎯⎯ 4 . 75 ¯ to a fraction. Explain your reasoning.

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The answer is 4 and 3/4
User Diego Favero
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This is quite easy if you know what you are doing.
Let each number before the decimal represent the whole number in a fraction. In this case, the answer is: 4
The numbers after the decimal you insert a division sign with 100 and simplify.
75/100 = 3/4
Thus, 4.75 is equal to 4 3/4

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