What is 0.62 as a simplified fraction?

Answer 1

0.62

Write as a fraction over 1.00

Hence

0.62 / 1.00

Cancel down the decimal point

062/100

The prefix zero in the numerator is trivial and can be ignored.

62/100

Cancel down by '2'

31/50 The Simplest form .

NB When converting decimals to fractions, note the given number of decimal places. In the above case , 2 decimal places., so write the denominator as '1 point and two zeroes'.

A number such as 0.0062 is converted as 0.0062/1.0000 ( 4 decimal places)

Cancel down as before

00062/10000

= 62/10000

Cancel down 31/5000

Answer 2

0.62 as a simplified fraction is 31/50