What is 0.847 as a fraction? What is 0.847 as a fraction in lowest term? What does it mean to convert 0.847 to a fraction? It means that you want to convert the decimal number .847 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 0.847 as a fraction, but also prove to you that our answer is correct.
First, note that 1000 multiplied by .847 will get rid of the decimal point. Therefore, make a fraction where the numerator is .847 times 1000 and denominator is 1000 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 847 and 1000 is 1, which means you can divide the numerator and denominator by 1 and keep the same value:
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And when calculating the numerator and denominator in our fraction above, we get .847 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 847 divided by 1000 on your calculator, you will see that the answer is 0.847. Therefore, we know that the answer above is correct.
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