Question

Write the following decimals as fraction , reduce the fractions to lowest form.

$3.8$

Answer 1

step 1 : Convert the decimal into fraction

$3.8=\frac{38}{10}$

step2 : Reduce the fractions to its lowest form

$$\begin{gathered} 3.8=\frac{38}{10} \\ =\frac{19\times 2}{5\times 2} \\ =\frac{19\times \cancel{2}}{5\times \cancel{2}} \\ =\frac{19}{5} \end{gathered}$$

Hence the answer is $\frac{19}{5}$.