Question

What is 0.727272 as a simplified fraction?

Answer 1

As a simplified fraction, 0.727272 would be 90909/125000.

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Worded Steps:

1. Rewrite the decimal number as a fraction with 1 in the denominator.

2. Multiply to remove 6 decimal places. Here, you multiply top and bottom by 10^6.

3. Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 727272 and 1000000, if it exists, and reduce the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by GCF = 8.

4. In conclusion,

0.727272=90909/125000

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Steps Without Words, just numbers:

1. 0.727272=0.727272/1

2. 0.727272/1×1000000/1000000=727272/1000000

3. 727272÷8 1000000÷8 =9 0909/125000

4. X=90909/125000

5. 0.727272 = 90909/125000

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Hope this helped :)