1) To write 0.259 as a fraction let's firstly rewrite as
2) Count the digits the dot has gone to the left. Each digit to the left means divided by ten. Like this:
3) Since it starts with a zero then it can't be a Mixed number. So it is an improper fraction. No further simplification could be done.
Answer:
-13 13/35
Step-by-step explanation:
5 4/7 * - 2 2/5
Change to improper fractions
5 4/7 = (7*5 +4) /7 = 39/7
2 2/5 = (5*2+2)/5 = 12/5
39/7 * -12/5 = -468/35
Change back to a mixed number
35 goes into 468 13 times with 13 left over
-13 13/35
14/15 as a decimal is 0.93333333
5/12 as a decimal is 0.41666666
