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Q. Express . as a fraction.
- Identify Decimal Places: To express the decimal as a fraction, we first need to identify how many decimal places there are to the right of the decimal point. There are four decimal places, which means the decimal can be expressed over (since ).
- Write as Fraction: Now, we write as a fraction with as the denominator: . This is because moving the decimal point four places to the right turns into .
- Simplify Using GCD: The fraction can be simplified by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of and and then dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD. The GCD of and is .
- Divide by GCD: Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD (): and . So, the simplified fraction is .
