How to convert 278.79219 as a fraction

Question: What is 278.79219 as a fraction?


Answer: 278.79219 as a fraction is 21467/77


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How to convert 278.79219 as a fraction?

Solution:278.79219 as a fraction is 21467/77

Step 1:

The first step to converting 278.79219 to a fraction is to re-write 278.79219 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 278.79219 can be written as simply 278.79219/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 278.79219, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278.79219/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278.79219/1 each by 100000:

27879219/10 / 100000/10 = 27879219 / 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 278.79219 as a fraction:

21467/77 / 1

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