Convert Decimal 66.322 to Simplified Fraction: Step-by-Step Solution

Question

Convert into a mixed fraction:

66.322 66.322

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

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

Since there are 3 digits after the decimal point, we'll divide 322 by 1000 and 66, as follows:

66+3221000 66+\frac{322}{1000}

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 2:

66+322:21000:2=36+161500=66161500 66+\frac{322:2}{1000:2}=36+\frac{161}{500}=66\frac{161}{500}

Answer

66161500 66\frac{161}{500}