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Show how the decimal 0.12 be expressed as a fraction.Show your work.

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Answer: 3/25

Step-by-step explanation:

Address input parameters and values.

Input parameters and values: The decimal number = 0.12

Write it as a fraction

0.12/1

Multiply 100 to both numerator and denominator

(0.12 x 100)/(1 x 100) = 12/100

It can be written as 12% = 12/100 or 12/100

To simplify 12/100 to its lowest terms, find LCM (Least Common Multiple) for 12 and 100.

4 is the LCM for 12 and 100

divide numerator and denominator by 4

12/100 = (12 / 4) / (100 / 4)

= 3/25

3/25 is a simplest fraction for the decimal point number 0.12

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Answer: 12/100, simplfied it is 3/25

Step-by-step explanation: 0.12 is basically 12 hundreths witch mean 12/100

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