2006-08-24 11:13:14 · 5 answers · asked by skippy peanut butter 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2006-08-24 11:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First convert decimal into fraction. Divide this by the number of placements after the decimals by 10.
.1 = 10
.01 = 100
.001 = 1000
Then reduce to simplest form by dividing out all the prime numbers - 2, 3, 5, 7, etc.
2006-08-24 18:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by hocky_06 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As an example I take x = 3.141593.
[1] ... find the nearest integer n
n = 3
[2] ... subtract x' = x - n
x' = 0.141593
[3] ... calculate 1/x'
1/x' = 7.062496
[4] ... repeat steps [1] and [2] with this new value to find n'
n' = 7, x'' = 0.062496
[5] ... add 1/n' to n; simplify fraction
n = 3 + 1/7 = 22/7
[6] ... repeat these steps as often as you want
1/x'' = 16.001017
n'' = 16
x''' = 0.001017
n = 3 + 1/(7 + 1/16) = 3 + 1/(113/16) = 3 + 16/113
etc.
2006-08-24 18:23:39 · answer #3 · answered by dutch_prof 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make your decimal overtop of a value like 10
eg: convert 0.166 to fraction:
that is 0.166/1 or 1.66/10 or 166/1000
then just simplify the fraction, 166/100 = 1 and 66/100 = 1 and 33/50
so your answer is 1 33/50
2006-08-24 18:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by uofgleam 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
.138
.138(1000)=138/1000
138/1000/2=69/500
69/500
2006-08-24 18:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by Union Jack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋