Identify Decimal Place Value: Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal.0.6239 has four decimal places, so the last digit (9) is in the ten-thousandths place. To convert this decimal to a fraction, we need to write it over the place value, which in this case is ten thousand.
Write Decimal as Fraction: Write the decimal as a fraction with the denominator as a power of 10.Since the last digit is in the ten-thousandths place, we write 0.6239 as 100006239.
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction.We need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 6239 and 10000 to simplify the fraction. The GCD of 6239 and 10000 is 1, which means the fraction is already in its simplest form.
Write Final Answer: Write the final answer.The fraction form of 0.6239 is 100006239.
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