SOLUTION: please someone save me write a rational number in simplest form for each decimal expansion ___ ____ 0.15 1.290 This is what i got 3/20 and 1290.90 can you tell me if t

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Question 139029: please someone save me write a rational number in simplest form for each decimal expansion
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0.15 1.290 This is what i got 3/20 and 1290.90 can you tell me if these are right.Thanks

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.15 1.290 This is what i got 3/20 and 1290.90
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15/100 = 3/20
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1.290 = 1290/1000 = 258/200 = 129/100
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First one is correct:

Second one: . 129 = 3 * 43 and 100 = 2 * 2 * 5 *5, i.e. no factors in common, so is reduced to lowest terms.

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