Lets Express 12.72 as afraction

What is 12.72 as a fraction?


Solution: 12.72 as a fraction is 318/25


 Download as Image   Download as PDF   Calculate Another 

Share This Page:



How to convert 12.72 as a fraction?

Solution:12.72 as a fraction is 318/25

Step 1:

The first step to converting 12.72 to a fraction is to re-write 12.72 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 12.72 can be written as simply 12.72/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 12.72, which in this case is 2. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12.72/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 12.72/1 each by 100:

1272/10 / 100/10 = 1272 / 100

Step 3:

Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 12.72 as a fraction:

318/25 / 1

Some Related Questions


  • What is 12.72 as a fraction?

    Answer: 12.72 as a fraction is 318/25.

  • What is 12.73 as a fraction?

    Answer: 12.73 as a fraction is 1273/100.

  • What is 12.71 as a fraction?

    Answer: 12.71 as a fraction is 1271/100.

  • What is 25.44 as a fraction?

    Answer: 25.44 as a fraction is 636/25.

  • What is 6.36 as a fraction?

    Answer: 6.36 as a fraction is 159/25.

  • What is 12.74 as a fraction?

    Answer: 12.74 as a fraction is 637/50.

  • What is 12.7 as a fraction?

    Answer: 12.7 as a fraction is 127/10.

  • What is 19.08 as a fraction?

    Answer: 19.08 as a fraction is 477/25.


  • Similar Questions