What is 7.57944 as a fraction?

In this article, we will guide you step by step through the process of converting the decimal 7.57944 into a fraction. We will start by understanding how a decimal represents the fractional part of a number, then break down the steps to rewrite 7.57944 as a fraction. Finally, we will simplify the fraction by identifying and applying the Greatest Common Factor, ensuring the results are in the simplest form.

By the end of this guide, you should have a good understanding of decimal to fraction conversions and be able to apply this knowledge to various mathematical problems. Let's begin.

7.57944 as a fraction equals 757944/100000 or 94743/12500

Now let's break down the steps for converting 7.57944 into a fraction.

Step 1:

First, we express 7.57944 as a fraction by placing it over 1:
7.57944/1

Step 2:

Next, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 10 for each digit after the decimal point.
7.57944 x 100000/1 x 100000
  =  
757944/100000

Step 3:

Next, we find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 757944 and 100000. Keep in mind a factor is just a number that divides into another number without any remainder.
The factors of 757944 are: 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 29 33 36 44 54 58 66 72 87 88 99 108 116 121 132 174 198 216 232 242 261 264 297 319 348 363 396 484 522 594 638 696 726 783 792 957 968 1044 1089 1188 1276 1452 1566 1914 2088 2178 2376 2552 2871 2904 3132 3267 3509 3828 4356 5742 6264 6534 7018 7656 8613 8712 10527 11484 13068 14036 17226 21054 22968 26136 28072 31581 34452 42108 63162 68904 84216 94743 126324 189486 252648 378972 757944
The factors of 100000 are: 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1000 1250 2000 2500 3125 4000 5000 6250 10000 12500 20000 25000 50000 100000
The GCF of 757944 and 100000 is: 8

Step 4:

To simplify the fraction, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor (GCF), which we calculated in the previous step. The GCF value is 8 in this case.
757944 ÷ 8/100000 ÷ 8
  =  
94743/12500


Great Work! We've just determined that 7.57944 as a fraction equals 757944/100000 or 94743/12500 in its simplest form.

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