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How to Convert 84.279 to Decimal?
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84.279 has 3 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 84.279, 279, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 3: 279 = 279/1000. We add 84 as 84000/1000 and get:
84279 is the nominator and 1000 is the denominator.
We now check if our result is already in the lowest terms by finding the greatest common factor of 84279 and 1000, know as gcf of 84279 and 1000.
The gcf(84279,1000) is 1, so we can conclude that 84279/1000 already is in simplest form. We write it as 84279/1000.
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What is 84.279 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 84279/1000, but not in lowest terms:
84279/1000 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 168558/2000 and with n = -3 we get 252837/3000:
168558/2000 = 252837/3000 = 84279/1000.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
84.279 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 84.279… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 84.279 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 84.279… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 84.27999… as a fraction (repeating 9, the last digit) = 84 7/25 .
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 84.279. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 84.279 repeating as a fraction:
84.279 = 84 7/25
84.279 = 84 277/990
84.279 = 84 31/111
These results for 84.279 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 84.279 as rational number because in can be written as 84279/1000; 84279 and 1000 are integers.
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