Solve for y in the new equation.
9 × y = 14.658560309 ⇒
y = 14.658560309/9
Let the result written as a fraction.
Now we can write the number as a fraction.
According to our first equation:
y = 1.6287289232
According to our calculations:
y = 14.658560309/9
⇒ 1.6287289232 = 14.658560309/9
Get rid of the decimal places in the fraction above.
- Multiply the top and the bottom number by 1,000,000,000.
- 1 followed by as many 0-s as the number of digits after the decimal point.
1.6287289232 = (14.658560309 × 1,000,000,000)/(9 × 1,000,000,000)
1.6287289232 = 14,658,560,309/9,000,000,000
3. Reduce (simplify) the fraction above:
14,658,560,309/9,000,000,000
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).
14,658,560,309 = 1,549 × 9,463,241
9,000,000,000 = 29 × 32 × 59
Calculate the greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
Multiply all the common prime factors by the lowest exponents.
But, the numerator and the denominator have no common factors.
GCF (1,549 × 9,463,241; 29 × 32 × 59) = 1
The numerator and the denominator are coprime numbers (no common prime factors, GCF = 1). So, the fraction cannot be reduced (simplified): irreducible fraction.
4. The fraction is an improper one, rewrite it as a mixed number (mixed fraction):
- A mixed number = an integer number and a proper fraction, of the same sign.
- Example 1: 2 1/5; Example 2: - 1 3/7.
- A proper fraction = the numerator is smaller than the denominator.
14,658,560,309 ÷ 9,000,000,000 = 1, remainder = 5,658,560,309 ⇒
14,658,560,309 = 1 × 9,000,000,000 + 5,658,560,309 ⇒
14,658,560,309/9,000,000,000 =
(1 × 9,000,000,000 + 5,658,560,309) / 9,000,000,000 =
(1 × 9,000,000,000) / 9,000,000,000 + 5,658,560,309/9,000,000,000 =
1 + 5,658,560,309/9,000,000,000 =
1 5,658,560,309/9,000,000,000