How do you write 2.65 as a fraction in simplest form?

Answer 1

Set aside 2 and put .65 over 1

.65/1

move decimal places all the way right to whole numbers

65/100

factor out 5

5*13/5*20

as like factors both 5's can be canceled

13/20

now, you have

2 and 13/20

need improper fraction, so

(2*20+13)/20

= 53/20

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