Question

Express $0.36$ into fraction in their lowest terms.

Answer 1

Step 1. Write down $0.36$ as divided by 1, i.e. $\frac{0.36}{1}$

Step 2. Multiply both numerator and denominator by $100$ ( as there are $2$ digit after the decimal point.)

$\frac{0.36\times 100}{1\times 100}=\frac{36}{100}$

Step 3. Simplify the fraction.

$\frac{36÷4}{100÷4}=\frac{9}{25}$

Hence, $\frac{9}{25}$ is the fraction of decimal $0.36$.