document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503395>Question 503395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello,I need help in kinds of numbers,converting ratio to a decimal,and converting each number to a fraction in lowest terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you can help me:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can convert any decimal to a fraction <BR>\n" );
document.write( "right away:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1 = 1/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12 = 12/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".123 = 123/1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1234 = 1234/10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose you have 7/56 for a fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you do the same thing to both the top and the bottom<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of a fraction, the value of it doesn't change. What if I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both top and bottom by 7 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/7) / (56/7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/7 is just 1, so now I have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 / (56/7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 goes into 56 8 times, so the fraction is now 1/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now what if I multiplied the top and bottom of 1/8 by 125?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( 1*125) / (8*125)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125 / 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In decimal, this is .125, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8 = .125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope this helps </SPAN>\n" );
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