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How to Convert 39.21 to Decimal?
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39.21 has 2 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 39.21, 21, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 2: 21 = 21/100. We add 39 as 3900/100 and get:
3921 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 3921 and 100, know as gcf of 3921 and 100.
The gcf(3921,100) is 1, so we can conclude that 3921/100 already is in simplest form. We write it as 3921/100.
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What is 39.21 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 3921/100, but not in lowest terms:
3921/100 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 7842/200 and with n = -3 we get 11763/300:
7842/200 = 11763/300 = 3921/100.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
39.21 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 39.21… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 39.21 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 39.21… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 39.2111… as a fraction (repeating 1, the last digit) = 39 19/90 .
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 39.21. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 39.21 repeating as a fraction:
39.21 = 39 19/90
39.21 = 39 7/33
These results for 39.21 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 39.21 as rational number because in can be written as 3921/100; 3921 and 100 are integers.
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