How to convert 172.71909 as a fraction

Question: What is 172.71909 as a fraction?


Answer: 172.71909 as a fraction is 15372/89


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How to convert 172.71909 as a fraction?

Solution:172.71909 as a fraction is 15372/89

Step 1:

The first step to converting 172.71909 to a fraction is to re-write 172.71909 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 172.71909 can be written as simply 172.71909/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 172.71909, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172.71909/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 172.71909/1 each by 100000:

17271909/10 / 100000/10 = 17271909 / 100000

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 172.71909 as a fraction:

15372/89 / 1

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