Simplify the Fraction: Converting 12/200 to Its Simplest Form

Question

12200= ? \frac{12}{200}=\text{ ?}

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's divide both the numerator and denominator by 2 to get 100 in the denominator:

12:2200:2=6100 \frac{12:2}{200:2}=\frac{6}{100}

Now let's rewrite the simple fraction as a decimal fraction:

6.0 6.0

Since the fraction is divisible by 100, we move the decimal point two places to the left:

.060 .060

Now let's add the zero before the decimal point to get:

0.060=0.06 0.060=0.06

Answer

0.06