SOLUTION: Rewrite each of the following numbers as rational numbers in form (a/b) in their lowest form, where a and b are integer and b≠0 (I) 0.35 (II) 3.25

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Question 1174340: Rewrite each of the following numbers as rational numbers in form (a/b) in their lowest form, where a and b are integer and b≠0
(I) 0.35
(II) 3.25
Answer by mccravyedwin(408) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 0.35 has 2 decimal places, put the digits 35 over 100 because 100 has the
same number of 0's as 0.35 has decimal places

35%2F100 and reduce it by dividing top and bottom by 5, getting 7%2F20.

Since 3.25 also has 2 decimal places, put the digits 325 over 100 because 100 has
the same number of 0's as 3.25 has decimal places

325%2F100 and reduce it by dividing top and bottom by 25, getting 13%2F4.

Edwin