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Q. Express . as a fraction.
- Identify place value: Identify the place value of the last digit in the decimal . The last is in the ten-thousandth place, which means the fraction will have a denominator of .
- Write as fraction: Write the decimal as a fraction with the decimal digits as the numerator and the place value as the denominator. So, becomes .
- Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator. The GCD of and is , so the fraction cannot be simplified further.
- Confirm simplest form: Confirm that the fraction is in its simplest form since the GCD is . The fraction is already in the simplest form.
