How do you convert a decimal to a fraction? - Answers

Convert it into a percentage first. Then find out what it is as a fraction. You might need a calculator.[Next answer submitted by another person.]Its very simply to convert it. Just read it out loud. For example.3.89 reads out as three and eight-nine hundredths. So you know that if there's a number that's not 0 and its before the decimal point, you know its a mixed number.Next you write down the three as the whole number 3. Now you know that the last numeral is in the hundredths place. So you simply write 89 over a hundred. Hope this helps you! Its usually best to remember how to convert one type of decimal to a fraction,so you can use it as an example for further conversions.Not all decimals can convert to fractions. An easy way is divide it by 10^x and remove the decimal point. (x is the number of decimal places) then by factors you can bring it to simplified form.eg. 0.064=64/1000=32/500=16/250=8/125