How to convert 72.261996 as a fraction

Question: What is 72.261996 as a fraction?


Answer: 72.261996 as a fraction is 16548/229


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How to convert 72.261996 as a fraction?

Solution:72.261996 as a fraction is 16548/229

Step 1:

The first step to converting 72.261996 to a fraction is to re-write 72.261996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72.261996 can be written as simply 72.261996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72.261996, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72.261996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72.261996/1 each by 1000000:

72261996/10 / 1000000/10 = 72261996 / 1000000

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 72.261996 as a fraction:

16548/229 / 1

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