Question

How is the decimal 0.55 written as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

first move the decimal point over two spaces to the right. you will have 55. to turn that to a fraction, all you have to do is add the denominator as 100. so you will have the fraction 55/100. to get this fraction to simplest form, divide each number by 5. 55 divided by 5 is 11. 100 divided by 5 is 20. the fraction is now in simplest form- 11/20