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The best way to solve this is to put the decimal over a power of 10 one bigger than the decimal. That is,
175/1000
However, this fraction needs to be reduced, so let's reduce by a power of 5.
35/200
We can reduce again, by 5.
7/40
And you now have a reduced fraction equal to 0.175. Always check to make sure you have not made a mistake by plugging your new fraction into the calculator.
ANS: 7/40
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Rafa0.175 = 0.175/1.000
Cancel down thedecimal points. 175/1000
Both numbers have '25' as a factor so cancel down by '25'
7/20 The answer. This will not cancel down any further because '7' is a Prime number and is NOT a factor of '20'.
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