Convert Decimal 32.80 to Simplified Fraction Form

Question

Convert into a mixed fraction:

32.80 32.80

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

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

Since there are 2 digits after the decimal point, we divide 80 by 100 and then 32, as follows:

32+80100 32+\frac{80}{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 20:

32+80:20100:20=32+45=3245 32+\frac{80:20}{100:20}=32+\frac{4}{5}=32\frac{4}{5}

Answer

3245 32\frac{4}{5}