like 1.75 for example......
2007-01-25 06:37:52 · 14 answers · asked by Imani M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 3/4
2007-01-25 06:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Arnold 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't. Having the decimal means it is NOT a whole number.
Whole numbers are 1, 2, 3, ...
1.75 or 1 3/4 is not a whole number.
2007-01-25 07:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by John D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where your trying to use it. First of all, a whole number is an INTEGER. What I mean by whole number is 1.75 would be rounded to either 1 or 2. If you doing this in a spread sheet like Excel, just set the value of decimal places to 0. (right click in the cell, and format cell).There is also a function or setting that will either round up or round down. If your programming, look up the integer function and apply it. Not trying to be vague, just don't have enough information to be more specific.
2007-01-25 06:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by THE ONE 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean by rounding? If you're rounding to the nearest one (so that you're getting a whole number), you would look at the number in the tenth position (the number immediately to the right of the decimal; here, the 7). If it's 5 or higher, you would round up. If it's 4 or lower, you round down.
So 1.75 gets rounded up to 2. 1.49 would get rounded down to 1.
You always looks at the number immediately to the right of the position you're rounding to, so if you had a number like 1,732 and wanted to raise to the nearest 100, you would evaluate the 3 in rounding.
Hope that helps!
2007-01-25 06:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by Pookie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In your example you would times it by 100. If it is an equation make sure you times both sides by 100. You go based on the amount of numbers after the decimal.
1# = 10
2# = 100
3# = 1000
And so on ... Just add a zero for each place after the decimal.
Hope I helped
2007-01-25 06:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by steffyjo5598 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with YNK. Do you really mean how do you get 8.6 into 8 3/5 (eight and three fifths). 8.6 is really 8 and 6/10ths, so take the decimal part of the number in this case, 6 and divide it by 10 , so 6/10, and make it the lowest common denomination/fraction in this case dividing by 2=3/5. so 8.6 is 8 and 3/5ths (83/5). 8.65 = 8 (the.65 is really 65/100ths) divide 65 by 100 = 65/100 lowest fraction/denomination (divide top and bottom by 5) = 13/20ths. so 8.65 = 8 and 13/20ths (written 813/20). numbers with three dicimal places(8.655) then as above but divide by 1000, and so on If this above isn't what you actually meant, I sincerely apologise. Just that your question seemed a bit strange (to my single cell brain).
2016-05-23 22:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can not be done. 1.75 is one + 3/4 so you could never make a whole number. If y ou round it up to 2 then it is not 1.75 (it is another number)
2007-01-25 06:44:31 · answer #7 · answered by Yo tu amigo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh, you can't. A whole number has no fractions, by definition.
If you don't care if the value changes, you could add or subtract a fraction to the number, such as add .25 to 1.75 to get 2. Or you could multiply, such as 4 * 1.75 is 7.
2007-01-25 06:43:28 · answer #8 · answered by gamblin man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, if you're allowed to round off numbers, anything .5 and over gets rounded up to the next whole number, while .4 and below are rounded down. but the whole point of decimals is to be more accurate with measurements (of anything), so why you would want to round it is beyond me. you can also turn it into an improber fraction, like 175/100.
2007-01-25 06:44:35 · answer #9 · answered by Warnstedt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make it a mixed fraction 1 3/4 or an improper fraction, 7/4, but you cannot make it a whole number. It is not a whole number by definition.
Ah... you could make it a percent... like 175%.
2007-01-25 06:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋