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Write 3.4 as a mixed number and as an improper fraction. Write your answers in simplest form.

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Answer:

3 1/4 and 17/5

Explanation:

to converting 3.4 to a fraction is to re-write 3.4 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3.4 can be written as simply 3.4/1 to technically be written as a fraction. You have to multiply the numerator and denominator of 3.4/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. multiply the numerator and denominator of 3.4/1 each by 10:

3.4x10/10x1 = 34/10

​​ To simplify the fraction you have to find similar factors and cancel them out.

34/10 = 17/5

3.4 as a mixed number is 3 1/4. As an improper fraction it's 34/10. The simplest form is 17/5.

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User BABU K
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34/10 or can be simplified to 17/5
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