How can you write 0.625 as a fraction in simplest form?

Answer 1

The simplest form for 0.625 and that's equivalent is 5/8.

If you cannot recognize a decimal as a particular fraction (like 5/8 is the same as 0.625), then you need to first convert it to a fraction.

So take 0.625 = the fraction 0.625/1

Multiply numerator and denominator by smallest power of ten necessary for numerator to be a whole number (in this case 1000)

So we have 625 / 1000.

Find the common factors and cancel:

625 = 5 * 5 * 5 * 5

1000 = 5 * 5 * 5 * 2 * 2 * 2

so we have 5 / (2*2*2) = 5/8