Answer:
Steps to convert 0.265 into a fraction:
Write 0.265 as
0.265/1
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each digit after the decimal point:
0.265/1 =
0.265 x 1000/1 x 1000
= 265/1000
In order to reduce the fraction we find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 265 and 1000. A factor is just a number that divides into another number without any remainder.
The factors of 265 are: 1 5 53 265
The factors of 1000 are: 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 500 1000
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for both 265 and 1000 is: 5
Now to reduce the fraction we divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCF value.
265/1000 = 265 ÷ 5/1000 ÷ 5
=
53/200
Simply the answer is 53/200
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