What is 0.7916 as a fraction?

What is 0.7916 as a fraction?


0.7916 is 1979/2500 as a fraction

How to convert decimals as fractions

What are fraction ?

Word “fraction” is derived from the Latin word fractus. It simply means how many parts of a whole we have. A fraction consists of a numerator, a slash and denominator. For example in the fraction 3/4, 3 is the numerator and 4 is the denominator.

Steps to convert 0.7916 to fraction ?

Steps:
  • Step 1: Write down the decimal divided by 1, like this: decimal 1
  • Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point. (For example, if there are two numbers after the decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.)
  • Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction
  • Example: Convert 0.7916 to a fraction

    Step 1: Write down 0.7916 divided by 1:

    0.7916 1

    Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by 10000 (because there are 4 digits after the decimal point so that is 10000:
    × 10000
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    0.7916 1 = 7916 10000
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    × 10000

    (Do you see how it turns the top number into a whole number?)

    Step 3: Simplify the Fraction:
    ÷4
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    7916 10000 = 1979 2500
    right under arrow
    ÷4

    Answer = 1979 2500

    Note: 7916/10000 is called a decimal fraction and 1979/2500 is called a common fraction !

    How to read a fraction?

    The simplest way to read fractions is to simply read them as numerator over denominator. Example, fraction 5/8 can be read as five over eight.

    Example of fractions in real life - 1

    Lets say in a school of 2500 students, there are 1979 boys and remaining are girls. We can then simply say the the fraction of boys in this school are 1979/2500 and ratio of boys to total students is 0.7916

    Example of fractions in real life - 2

    Lets say we have a total of 2500 balls. Among these 2500 balls. 1979 are white and rest are black. We can then simply say the the fraction of white balls is 1979/2500 , and ratio of white balls to total balls is 0.7916
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