Identify Place Value: Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal. The last digit in 0.6239 is in the ten-thousandth place.
Write as Fraction: Write the decimal as a fraction with the denominator corresponding to the place value of the last digit.Since the last digit is in the ten-thousandth place, the denominator should be 10000. So, 0.6239 can be written as 100006239.
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator.The GCD of 6239 and 10000 is 1, which means the fraction is already in its simplest form.
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