Write each one as a fraction and explain...?

Question

0.346

34.72

Answer 1

"three hundred six thousandths" is 346/1000 simplified is 173/500

"thirty four and seventy two hundredths" is 34 72/100 simplified is 34 18/25

Answer 2

173/500. 0.346 equals three tenths, four hundredths, and six thousandths. Another way of explaining this is 300 thousandths plus 40 thousanths plus 6 thousandths. Halving to get the common denominator gives us 173/500.

868/25. Use the same way as above. Call it 3472/100. Dividing by 4 to get the common deniminator gives us 868/25. Or you can use 34 and 72/100. Divide the fraction by 4 to get the common denominator, and you get 34 18/25.