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7. Write the decimal number 53.71 as a reduced fraction of two integers.​

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To convert 53.71 to fraction, follow these steps:

First write down the decimal number divided by 1 like this:

53.71
1

As we have 2 digits after the decimal point in the numerator, we need to multiply both the numerator and denominator by 102 = 100, so that there is no decimal point in the numerator

53.71 × 100
1 × 100
=
5371
100

As the numerator is greater than the denominator, we have an improper fraction, so we can also express 53.71 as a mixed number, thus 5371/100 is equal:

53
71
100

Therefore, 53.71 as a fraction is 5371/100 and It is written as 53 71/100 in mixed number form.
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