Question

What is $72.1$ as a fraction?

Answer 1

Decimal to fraction:

The given decimal number $72.1$ can be written as fraction $\frac{72.1}{1}$

Multiply and divide by $100$ in the fraction $\frac{72.1}{1}$ to change into fraction.

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{72.1}{1}\times \frac{10}{10}=\frac{721}{10} \\ \therefore =72\frac{1}{10} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the fraction of $72.1$ is $72\frac{1}{10}$.