Write - 0.258 as a fraction in simplest form

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Mathematics

Emma Leblanc

3 May, 02:15

Write - 0.258 as a fraction in simplest form

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Answers (2)

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Tabitha Chen · Answer 1

Answer: - 129/500

Trystan Parker · Answer 2

57/200

Step-by-step explanation:

285/1000 The fraction is not reduced to lowest terms. We can reduce this fraction to lowest

terms by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 5.

Why divide by 5? 5 is the Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)

or Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the numbers 285 and 1000.

So, this fraction reduced to lowest terms is

57/200

So your final answer is: 0.285 can be written as the fraction 57/200