What is 0.83712 as a fraction? What is 0.83712 as a fraction in lowest term? What does it mean to convert 0.83712 to a fraction? It means that you want to convert the decimal number .83712 to a fraction with a numerator (N) and denominator (D). In other words, you want to solve this equation:
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Here we will not only clearly explain how to get the answer to 0.83712 as a fraction, but also prove to you that our answer is correct.
First, note that 100000 multiplied by .83712 will get rid of the decimal point. Therefore, make a fraction where the numerator is .83712 times 100000 and denominator is 100000 like this:
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Next, multiply the numbers in the numerator together and keep the denominator as is. Now our fraction looks like this:
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The greatest common factor of 83712 and 100000 is 32, which means you can divide the numerator and denominator by 32 and keep the same value:
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And when calculating the numerator and denominator in our fraction above, we get .83712 as a fraction in the simplest form possible:
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A numerator over a denominator in a fraction is the same as numerator divided by denominator. If you enter 2616 divided by 3125 on your calculator, you will see that the answer is 0.83712. Therefore, we know that the answer above is correct.
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