Numbers can be represented in a variety of ways including percentages, decimals, and fractions. The ability to convert any number from one format to another is an important math skill to have. These skills are typically thought in fifth grade math and require an understanding of place values and Greatest Common Factor (GCF).
In this article, we teach those skills step by step while demonstrating how to convert decimal 0.37437 into a fraction.
Step 2: Next, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each digit after the decimal point. Remember the numerator is the top part of the fraction and the denominator is the bottom part!
Gain experience converting decimals to fractions with these examples:
Enter any decimal number to see how it is converting into a fraction:
The level of precision is the number of digits to round too. Select a lower precision point below to break decimal 0.37437 down further in fraction form. The default precision point is 5. If the last trailing digit is "5", use the "round half up" and "round half down" options to round that digit up or down, when you change the precision point.
For example 0.875 with a precision point of 2 rounded half up = 88/100, rounded half down = 87/100.
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