Question

Expression of 0.23 in terms of vulgar fraction (a fraction expressed by a numerator and denominator) is

• A. $\frac{7}{30}$
• B. $\frac{23}{100}$
• C. $\frac{23}{90}$
• D. $\frac{7}{90}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{23}{100}$

Vulgar fraction is a fraction expressed by numerator and denominator, and not in form of decimal.

The given number is in decimal form: $0.23$

Here, the decimal point is before two digits. So, in order to obtain vulgar fraction, we need to multiply both the numerator and denominator by $100$.

$\frac{0.23}{1}=\frac{0.23\times 100}{1\times 100}=\frac{23}{100}$