Question

Dritown received 0.135 inches of rain in the spring of 2011. Write this decimal as a fraction in simplest form.

A: 7/50
B: 1/8
C: 13/100
D: 27/200

Answer 1

the calculator says 27/200

Answer 2

Answer:

$\frac{27}{200}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Dritown received 0.135 inches of rain in the spring of 2011.

Convert 0.135 in fraction form

0.135 can be written as 0.135/1

To remove decimal multiply top and bottom by 1000

$\frac{0.135 \cdot 1000}{1000} =\frac{135}{1000}$

Divide both top and bottom by 5

$\frac{135}{1000}$ becomes $\frac{27}{200}$