2. Write the number as an improper fraction.
- 1.324 can be written as an improper fraction.
- An improper fraction = the numerator is larger than or equal to the denominator..
Write down the number divided by 1, as a fraction:
1.324 = 1.324/1
Turn the top number into a whole number.
- Multiply both the top and the bottom by the same number.
- This number is: 1,000.
- 1 followed by as many 0-s as the number of digits after the decimal point.
1.324/1 =
(1.324 × 1,000)/(1 × 1,000) =
1,324/1,000
3. Reduce (simplify) the fraction above:
1,324/1,000
to the lowest terms, to its simplest equivalent form, irreducible.
To reduce a fraction to the lowest terms divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
Factor the numerator and denominator (prime factorization).
1,324 = 22 × 331
1,000 = 23 × 53
Calculate the greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
Multiply all the common prime factors by the lowest exponents.
GCF (22 × 331; 23 × 53) = 22
Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their GCF.
1,324/1,000 =
(22 × 331)/(23 × 53) =
((22 × 331) ÷ 22) / ((23 × 53) ÷ 22) =
331/(2 × 53) =
331/250