How to convert 587.86125 as a fraction

Question: What is 587.86125 as a fraction?


Answer: 587.86125 as a fraction is 21163/36


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How to convert 587.86125 as a fraction?

Solution:587.86125 as a fraction is 21163/36

Step 1:

The first step to converting 587.86125 to a fraction is to re-write 587.86125 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 587.86125 can be written as simply 587.86125/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 587.86125, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587.86125/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 587.86125/1 each by 100000:

58786125/10 / 100000/10 = 58786125 / 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 587.86125 as a fraction:

21163/36 / 1

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