i would like to know what a Dan Wesson model 1911-a 45 cal pistle with ser# 00062 is worth
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