document.write( "Question 101037: What is the best method of turning a fraction with a decimal into a fraction that makes sense? My fraction is 10/256.21? I think I remember moving the decimal over two places to the right and then adding two zeros to the 10?
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\n" ); document.write( "In this case you need to multiply the denominator by 100 to get rid of the decimal point. But
\n" ); document.write( "if you multiply the denominator by 100, you must also multiply the numerator by 100. So,
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\n" ); document.write( "If you had been given:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"10%2F2.5621%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You would multiply it by 10,000 over 10,000 to get:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"100000%2F25621\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope that helps to ensure you that your memory is just as good as ever.
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