How to convert 278.83719 as a fraction

Question: What is 278.83719 as a fraction?


Answer: 278.83719 as a fraction is 11990/43


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How to convert 278.83719 as a fraction?

Solution:278.83719 as a fraction is 11990/43

Step 1:

The first step to converting 278.83719 to a fraction is to re-write 278.83719 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 278.83719 can be written as simply 278.83719/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 278.83719, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278.83719/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 278.83719/1 each by 100000:

27883719/10 / 100000/10 = 27883719 / 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 278.83719 as a fraction:

11990/43 / 1

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