Question

The decimal 0.88 as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

88/100 = 44/50 = 22/25

The answer is 22/25.

Answer 2

1. 0.88 is the same as 88/100
88/100

2. Find the GCF of 88,100
Method 1. 
List out all factors of each number, and find the first common one.
Factors of 88: 1,2,4,8,11,22,44,88
Factors of 100: 1,2,4,5,10,20,25,50,100
Therefore the GCF is 4
Method 2. 
List all prime factors of each denominator and find the intersection of these primes.
Prime factors of 88: 2,2,2,11
Prime factors of 100: 2,2,5,5
2*2=4
Therefore the GCF is 4

3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF
(88/4)/(100/4)

4. Simplify 
22/25

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