How to find the fractional equivalent of a decimal

.45 is equivalent to 45 out of 100, or .

Divide both the numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify the fraction:

In decimal form is said 33 hundredths.

This is equal to

.

This fraction cannot be reduced any further therefore it is in its final answer form.

In order to convert to a fraction, you would first begin with , because the decimal literally reads thousandths. You can reduce by a few times or just begin by dividing both numbers by to get .

To begin with, it is easiest just to add these decimals together using your calculator:

Now, this is the same thing as:

We can rewrite this:

To find this, you need to give the two numbers a common denominator:

This is your answer.