Question

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

$6.4$

Answer 1

Step 1 : Convert the decimal into fraction

$6.4=\frac{64}{10}$

Step 2: Reduce the fractions to its lowest form

$$\begin{gathered} 6.4=\frac{64}{10} \\ =\frac{32\times 2}{5\times 2} \\ =\frac{32\times \cancel{2}}{5\times \cancel{2}} \\ =\frac{32}{5} \end{gathered}$$

Hence the answer is $\frac{32}{5}$