Question

Write the following decimal number in its equivalent fraction form. Show all work for full credit.0.225

Answer 1

Write the decimal number as a fraction with 1 for the denominator

0.225=0.22510.225=0.2251

Multiplying by 1 eliminates 3 decimal places, we multiply top and bottom by 103 = 1000

0.2251×10001000=2251000

Answer 2

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

0.225=0.22510.225=0.2251

Multiplying by 1 to eliminate 3 decimal places, we multiply top and bottom by 103 = 1000

0.2251×10001000=2251000