Question

Write the decimal as a fraction.0.12Simplify your answer completely.

Answer 1

We are given the following decimal

`0.12`

We want to convert it into a fraction.

Step 1:

We can write this decimal as

`(0.12)/(1)`

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 100

`(0.12)/(1)*(100)/(100)=(12)/(100)`

The decimal point

Step 2:

Now simplify the fraction

`(12)/(100)=(6)/(50)=(3)/(25)`

We simply divided both numerator and denominator by 2.

Therefore, the decimal 0.12 is written as a fraction 3/25