STEP-BY-STEP CONVERTER

Decimal to Fraction

Turn a terminating decimal into a fraction and reduce it using the greatest common factor.

Enter a decimal

SIMPLIFIED FRACTION —

Step-by-step work

Place value becomes the denominator

One decimal place means tenths, two means hundredths, and three means thousandths. Write the digits over that place value, then reduce.

Example: 0.375

Write 375/1000. The greatest common factor is 125. Divide top and bottom by 125 to get 3/8.