What is 5.38 in a fraction?

Answer 1

5.38 is the same as

5 38

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100

so you can divide the fraction 38/100 top and bottom by 2 to give 19/50

so your answer is 5 19

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50

you could also convert the 5 into part of the fraction. 5 x 50 = 250 add that to the 19 =269

so the fraction could be 269

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50

as a summary 5.38 = 5 19/50 = 269/50

hope this helps(writing fractions on computers is not easy)