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How to Convert 38.501 to Decimal?
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38.501 has 3 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 38.501, 501, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 3: 501 = 501/1000. We add 38 as 38000/1000 and get:
38501 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 38501 and 1000, know as gcf of 38501 and 1000.
The gcf(38501,1000) is 1, so we can conclude that 38501/1000 already is in simplest form. We write it as 38501/1000.
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What is 38.501 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 38501/1000, but not in lowest terms:
38501/1000 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 77002/2000 and with n = -3 we get 115503/3000:
77002/2000 = 115503/3000 = 38501/1000.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
38.501 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 38.501… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 38.501 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 38.501… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 38.50111… as a fraction (repeating 1, the last digit) = 38 451/900.
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 38.501. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 38.501 repeating as a fraction:
38.501 = 38 451/900
38.501 = 38 248/495
38.501 = 38 167/333
These results for 38.501 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 38.501 as rational number because in can be written as 38501/1000; 38501 and 1000 are integers.
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