Given the decimal number, 0.15. Convert this decimal number to a fraction.
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Step by Step Solution
Step 1
The decimal number, 0.15 contains 2 decimal places. Hence, we multiply 0.15 with 100 to remove the decimal point. This gives 15.
Step 2
After multiplying 0.15 with 100 , we need to divide the result, 15 with 100 so that this term remain equivalent to 0.15. By doing so, we get the fraction 15/100.
Step 3
Notice that this fraction can be simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator with 5. This is shown below:
Step 4
After simplifying , we have 3/20. This is the simplest fraction we can get.
