ashantimich
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the decimal 0.88 as a fraction in simplest form

Verified Answer :

88/100 = 44/50 = 22/25

The answer is 22/25.

charlottekrist
  1. 0.88 is the same as 88/100
    88/100

    2. Find the GCF of 88,100
    Method 1. 
    List out all factors of each number, and find the first common one.
    Factors of 88: 1,2,4,8,11,22,44,88
    Factors of 100: 1,2,4,5,10,20,25,50,100
    Therefore the GCF is 4
    Method 2. 
    List all prime factors of each denominator and find the intersection of these primes.
    Prime factors of 88: 2,2,2,11
    Prime factors of 100: 2,2,5,5
    2*2=4
    Therefore the GCF is 4

    3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCF
    (88/4)/(100/4)

    4. Simplify 
    22/25

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