how do i convert a decimal into a fraction? like .10 or .56?

Answer 1

That would be 10/100 or 56/100.

You would normally reduce the fraction, however, so 10/100 becomes 1/10 and 56/100 becomes 14/25.

Answer 2

First you would see how many decimal places you have. In this case there are 2 (the 1 and the 0 or the 5 and the 6)

the number 100 has 2 zeros (like the decimal places you have)

Next, place the decimal number you have over 100 and then reduce.

10/100 = 1/10
56/100 = 28/50 = 14/25

Answer 3

1. Count how many digits there are to the right of the decimal point (in your examples, that would be "2").
2. Write down a "1" with that number of zeros after it. (In your examples, that would be "100"). That goes in the denominator (the bottom) of your fraction.
3. In the numerator (top) of the fraction, write your original decimal number, but without the decimal point.

In your examples: 10/100 and 56/100

4. If possible, reduce the fraction to its lowest terms. In your examples: 1/10 and 14/25

BTW this works just as well if there are some digits on the left side of the decimal point too:

37.904 = 37904/1000 = 4738/125

Answer 4

Divide by one hundred, remove decimal point.

.10 = 10/100 = 1/10
.56 = 56/100 = 28/50 = 14/25

A decimal fraction is a fraction where the denominator is a power of ten.

Decimal fractions are commonly expressed without a denominator, the decimal separator being inserted into the numerator (with leading zeros added if needed), at the position from the right corresponding to the power of ten of the denominator. e.g., 8/10, 833/100, 83/1000, and 8/10000 are expressed as: 0.8, 8.33, 0.083, and 0.0008. In English-speaking countries, a dot (·) or period (.) is used as the decimal separator; in most other languages a comma is used.

The integer part or integral part of a decimal number is the part to the left of the decimal separator (see also floor function). The part from the decimal separator to the right is the fractional part; if considered as a separate number, a zero is often written in front. Especially for negative numbers, we have to distinguish between the fractional part of the notation and the fractional part of the number itself, because the latter gets its own minus sign. It is usual for a decimal number which is less than one to have a leading zero.

Trailing zeros after the decimal point are not necessary, although in science, engineering and statistics they can be retained to indicate a required precision or to show a level of confidence in the accuracy of the number: Whereas 0.080 and 0.08 are numerically equal, in engineering 0.080 suggests a measurement with an error of up to 1 part in two thousand (±0.0005), while 0.08 suggests a measurement with an error of up to 1 in a two hundred

Answer 5

It would be 10/100 or 56/100. You find the highest common factor and then simplify them so you would end up with 1/10 or 14/25.

Answer 6

.10 Think of the places of every digit to the right of the decimal. Tenth, hundredth, thousandth, ten-thousandth. .10 is in the tenth spot. So, it will be 10/100 reduced it is 1/10.
.56 is in the hundredth spot. So, it will be 56/100. Reduced it is 14/25.

I hope this helps.

Answer 7

Divide the number by multiples of ten depending on how many decimal places you are dealing with.

0.10 has two decimal places so divide by 100, 10/100 or 1/10

0.56 has two decimal places so divide by 100, 56/100 or 14/25

0.567 has three decimal places so divide by 1000, 567/1000

remember to reduce when possible by finding a common denominator

Answer 8

The first number after the decimal point shows the tenths so 0.5 for example is 5/10.
The second number shows the one hundredths so 0.56 is 56/100.
The third number the thousandths so 0.321 is 321/1000 and so on.

Answer 9

first, you have to know your decimal places. ex: .1 would be 1/10 cause its in the tenth place.

.10 would be 10/100 cause its in the hundredths place. then you would simplify it to 1/10 because 10 can be divided by ten and so can 100.
.56 would be 56/100 because again, its in the hundredths place. then you would simplify it.

Answer 10

.10 = .1 = 1/10

.56 = 56/100 = 28/50 = 14 / 25