Question

Write 0.045 as a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

9/200

Answer 2

can somebody show me how to work it out?

Answer 3

1.
Factor the numerator.
2.
Factor the denominator.
3.
Find the fraction mix that equals 1.





For example, reduce .

First: Rewrite the fraction with the numerator and the denominator factored.



Note all factors in the numerator and denominator are separated by multiplication signs.

Second: Find the fraction that equals 1. can be written which in turn can be written which in turn can be written .

Third: We have just illustrated that . Although the left side of the equal sign does not look identical to the right side of the equal sign, both fractions are equivalent because they have the same value. Check it with your calculator. and . This proves that the fraction can be reduced to the equivalent fraction .

Answer 4

this is how I help my students:

write the decimal 0.045
write a 1 under the decimal 1
write a zero from each number after decimal 000 = \[\frac{ 45 }{ 1000 }\]

Answer 5

then reduce to be 9/200