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How to Convert 20.88 to Decimal?
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20.88 has 2 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 20.88, 88, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 2: 88 = 88/100. We add 20 as 2000/100 and get:
2088 is the nominator and 100 is the denominator.
We now check if our result is already in the lowest terms by finding the greatest common factor of 2088 and 100, know as gcf of 2088 and 100.
The gcf(2088,100) is 4, so we can conclude that 2088/100 is not yet in simplest form.
To obtain 20.88 as a fraction in simplest form we have to divide both, the nominator as well as denominator, by the gcf(2088,100):
2088/100 =
We write it as 522/25.
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What is 20.88 as a Fraction?
We have already answered the question for the case decimal fraction in simplest form.
Yet, by multiplying the denominator and the nominator of our result in simplest form with all integers distinct from zero and one we can generate an infinite amount of fractions equivalent to 522/25, but not in lowest terms:
522/25 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 1044/50 and with n = -3 we get 1566/75:
1044/50 = 1566/75 = 522/25.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
20.88 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 20.88… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 20.88 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 20.88… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 20.8888… as a fraction (repeating 8, the last digit) = 20 8/9 .
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 20.88. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 20.88 repeating as a fraction:
20.88 = 20 8/9
20.88 = 20 8/9
These results for 20.88 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 20.88 as rational number because in can be written as 2088/100; 2088 and 100 are integers.
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