Identify place value: Identify the place value of the decimal number.0.74 has a 7 in the tenths place and a 4 in the hundredths place. This means that 0.74 can be written over 100 to represent the hundredths.
Write as fraction: Write the decimal as a fraction over 100. Since there are two digits after the decimal point, we can write 0.74 as 10074.
Simplify fraction: Simplify the fraction.To simplify the fraction, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 74 and 100. The GCD of 74 and 100 is 2.
Divide numerator and denominator: Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD.74÷2=37100÷2=50So, 10074 simplifies to 5037.
More problems from Convert between decimals and fractions