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QuestionWrite as a fraction. 0.3250.325

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The decimal number 0.3250.325 can be expressed as a fraction in the form ab\frac{a}{b}, where aa and bb are integers and b0b \neq 0.
2. The decimal 0.3250.325 has a finite number of decimal places.

STEP 2

1. Express the decimal as a fraction with a power of 10 in the denominator.
2. Simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator.
3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD to obtain the fraction in simplest form.

STEP 3

Express the decimal 0.3250.325 as a fraction with a power of 10 in the denominator.
0.325=3251000 0.325 = \frac{325}{1000}

STEP 4

Identify the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator 325325 and the denominator 10001000.
We use the Euclidean algorithm to find the GCD of 325325 and 10001000. gcd(325,1000)=25 \gcd(325, 1000) = 25

STEP 5

Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD 2525 to simplify the fraction.
325÷251000÷25=1340 \frac{325 \div 25}{1000 \div 25} = \frac{13}{40}
Therefore, the fraction representation of 0.3250.325 is:
1340 \frac{13}{40}

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