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How do I turn a decimal into a fraction?
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document.write( "To turn a decimal into a fraction\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. Count the number of places after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. Construct the denominator as 1 with the same number of 0's after it\r\n" );
document.write( "   as you counted in step 1.\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is the given decimal number with the decimal point erased\r\n" );
document.write( "   and any 0's in the front erased.\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator for step 3 over the denominator from step 4. \r\n" );
document.write( "5. Reduce the fraction.\r\n" );
document.write( "6. If this is an improper fraction and your teacher wants a mixed fraction,\r\n" );
document.write( "   change to a mixed fraction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 0.85 into a fraction.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There are 2 places after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with 2 0's after it, which is 100\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 0.85 with the decimal point removed and\r\n" );
document.write( "   the 0 on the front erased.  So the numerator is 85\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 85 over the denominator 100 as \r\n" );
document.write( "5. Reduce the fraction  by dividing both numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "   and denominator by 5, getting  as the final answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 9.8 to a decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There is 1 place after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with one 0 after it, which is 10\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 9.8 with the decimal point removed.\r\n" );
document.write( "   So the numerator is 98\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 98 over the denominator 10 as \r\n" );
document.write( "5. Reduce the fraction  by dividing both numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "   and denominator by 2, getting  as the final answer.\r\n" );
document.write( "6. This is an improper fraction, so you can change that to \r\n" );
document.write( "   if your teacher wants a mixed fraction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 0.7 to a decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There is 1 place after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with one 0 after it, which is 10\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 0.7 with the decimal point removed and\r\n" );
document.write( "   the 0 on the front erased.  So the numerator is 7\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 7 over the denominator 10 as \r\n" );
document.write( "5. This is a proper fraction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 0.1 to a decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There is 1 place after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with one 0 after it, which is 10\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 0.1 with the decimal point removed and\r\n" );
document.write( "   the 0 on the front erased.  So the numerator is 1\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 1 over the denominator 10 as \r\n" );
document.write( "5. This is a proper fraction.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 4.008 to a decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There are 3 places after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with 3 0's after it, which is 1000\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 4.008 with the decimal point removed.\r\n" );
document.write( "   So the numerator is 4008\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 4008 over the denominator 1000 as \r\n" );
document.write( "5. Reduce the fraction  by dividing both numerator\r\n" );
document.write( "   and denominator by 8, getting  as the final answer.\r\n" );
document.write( "6. This is an improper fraction, so you can change that to \r\n" );
document.write( "   if your teacher wants a mixed fraction. \r\n" );
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document.write( "To change 31.99 to a decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "1. There are 2 places after the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "2. The denominator is 1 with 2 0's after it, which is 100\r\n" );
document.write( "3. The numerator is 31.99 with the decimal point removed.\r\n" );
document.write( "   So the numerator is 3199\r\n" );
document.write( "4. Put the numerator 3199 over the denominator 1000 as{{3199/1000}}}\r\n" );
document.write( "5. The fraction  does not reduce so that is\r\n" );
document.write( "   the final answer, unless your teacher wants mixed fraction\r\n" );
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document.write( "6. This is an improper fraction, so you can change that to \r\n" );
document.write( "   if your teacher wants a mixed fraction.\r\n" );
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