0.788 as a fraction (.788 as a fraction)

0.788 as a fraction

What is 0.788 as a fraction? What is 0.788 as a fraction in lowest term? What does it mean to convert 0.788 to a fraction? It means that you want to convert the decimal number .788 to a fraction with a numerator (N) and denominator (D). In other words, you want to solve this equation:

.788 =

		N
		D

Here we will not only clearly explain how to get the answer to 0.788 as a fraction, but also prove to you that our answer is correct.

First, note that 1000 multiplied by .788 will get rid of the decimal point. Therefore, make a fraction where the numerator is .788 times 1000 and denominator is 1000 like this:

		.788 x 1000
		1000

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

		788
		1000

The greatest common factor of 788 and 1000 is 4, which means you can divide the numerator and denominator by 4 and keep the same value:

		788 ÷ 4
		1000 ÷ 4

And when calculating the numerator and denominator in our fraction above, we get .788 as a fraction in the simplest form possible:

.788 =

		197
		250

A numerator over a denominator in a fraction is the same as numerator divided by denominator. If you enter 197 divided by 250 on your calculator, you will see that the answer is 0.788. Therefore, we know that the answer above is correct.

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