Question

Dritown received 0.135 inches of rain in the spring of 2011. Write this decimal as a fraction in simplest form.

A: 7/50
B: 1/8
C: 13/100
D: 27/200

Answer 1

the calculator says 27/200

Answer 2

`(27)/(200)`

Explanation:

Dritown received 0.135 inches of rain in the spring of 2011.

Convert 0.135 in fraction form

0.135 can be written as 0.135/1

To remove decimal multiply top and bottom by 1000

`(0.135 \cdot 1000)/(1000) =(135)/(1000)`

Divide both top and bottom by 5

`(135)/(1000)` becomes
`(27)/(200)`