0.342 as a fraction (.342 as a fraction)

0.342 as a fraction

What is 0.342 as a fraction? What is 0.342 as a fraction in lowest term? What does it mean to convert 0.342 to a fraction? It means that you want to convert the decimal number .342 to a fraction with a numerator (N) and denominator (D). In other words, you want to solve this equation:

.342 =

		N
		D

Here we will not only clearly explain how to get the answer to 0.342 as a fraction, but also prove to you that our answer is correct.

First, note that 1000 multiplied by .342 will get rid of the decimal point. Therefore, make a fraction where the numerator is .342 times 1000 and denominator is 1000 like this:

		.342 x 1000
		1000

Next, multiply the numbers in the numerator together and keep the denominator as is. Now our fraction looks like this:

		342
		1000

The greatest common factor of 342 and 1000 is 2, which means you can divide the numerator and denominator by 2 and keep the same value:

		342 ÷ 2
		1000 ÷ 2

And when calculating the numerator and denominator in our fraction above, we get .342 as a fraction in the simplest form possible:

.342 =

		171
		500

A numerator over a denominator in a fraction is the same as numerator divided by denominator. If you enter 171 divided by 500 on your calculator, you will see that the answer is 0.342. Therefore, we know that the answer above is correct.

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