How to convert 987.78971 as a fraction

Question: What is 987.78971 as a fraction?


Answer: 987.78971 as a fraction is 18768/19


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How to convert 987.78971 as a fraction?

Solution:987.78971 as a fraction is 18768/19

Step 1:

The first step to converting 987.78971 to a fraction is to re-write 987.78971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 987.78971 can be written as simply 987.78971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.

Step 2:

Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 987.78971, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987.78971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 987.78971/1 each by 100000:

98778971/10 / 100000/10 = 98778971 / 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 987.78971 as a fraction:

18768/19 / 1

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