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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is 33.3 as an improper fraction?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

33.3 not .333333333

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whoops, thought that was percent. ignore that first repsonse haha sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha its ok

OpenStudy (mathmale):

I'd immediately aim to get rid of that decimal point. This could be done by multiplying numerator and denominator of the given number by 10: 10(33.3) ------- 10 (1) Please try this. Does the decimal point disappear?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

333/10th's? that's all i can think of

OpenStudy (mathmale):

Is the resulting fraction an improper fraction? Note that Perfectly Capable has arrived at the same result.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok that fraction shoudl work thanks

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