Question

How do you write -36.09 as a fraction

Answer 1

First we need to break it down

(forget the negative) 36 + 0.09

0.09=9/100

combine 36 with that to get

-36 9/100

decimal form would be: -36.09 as you said.

Answer 2

-36.09

-36 is the whole part of the number

.09 is the decimal

Decimals can be converted into fractions:

.09 =
`(9)/(100)`

-36.
`(9)/(100)`