0.838 as a fraction (.838 as a fraction)

0.838 as a fraction

What is 0.838 as a fraction? What is 0.838 as a fraction in lowest term? What does it mean to convert 0.838 to a fraction? It means that you want to convert the decimal number .838 to a fraction with a numerator (N) and denominator (D). In other words, you want to solve this equation:

.838 =

		N
		D

Here we will not only clearly explain how to get the answer to 0.838 as a fraction, but also prove to you that our answer is correct.

First, note that 1000 multiplied by .838 will get rid of the decimal point. Therefore, make a fraction where the numerator is .838 times 1000 and denominator is 1000 like this:

		.838 x 1000
		1000

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

		838
		1000

The greatest common factor of 838 and 1000 is 2, which means you can divide the numerator and denominator by 2 and keep the same value:

		838 ÷ 2
		1000 ÷ 2

And when calculating the numerator and denominator in our fraction above, we get .838 as a fraction in the simplest form possible:

.838 =

		419
		500

A numerator over a denominator in a fraction is the same as numerator divided by denominator. If you enter 419 divided by 500 on your calculator, you will see that the answer is 0.838. Therefore, we know that the answer above is correct.

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