Question

Convert 17.2 into a fraction.

• A. $\frac{17}{20}$
• B. $\frac{86}{5}$
• C. $\frac{170}{10}$
• D. $\frac{172}{100}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{86}{5}$

The place value chart of 17.20 is as follows:

$\therefore 17.20=17.2$

17.2 has only one decimal place after the decimal point.

$\therefore 17.2=\frac{17.2}{1}=\frac{17.2\times 10}{1\times 10}=\frac{172}{10}$

Converting this fraction into its simplest form, we get:

$\frac{172÷2}{10÷2}=\frac{86}{5}$

Thus, the required answer is $\frac{86}{5}.$