Convert 15.96 to a Simplified Fraction: Decimal Transformation

Let's write the decimal fraction as a mixed fraction.

Since there are 2 digits after the decimal point, we'll divide 96 by 100 and add 15, as follows:

$15+\frac{96}{100}$

Now let's divide the simple fraction by the highest number that can divide both the numerator and denominator, in this case the number is 4:

$15+\frac{96:4}{100:4}=15+\frac{24}{25}=15\frac{24}{25}$