Question

week 1 quiz due sunday by 11:59pm points 100 submitting an external tool available sep 1 at 12am - content attribution question 25 · 1 point write 0.65 as a fraction in lowest terms. provide your answer below:

Explanation:

Step1: Convert decimal to fraction

0.65 can be written as $\frac{65}{100}$ because the decimal has two decimal places, so we put 65 over 100.

Step2: Simplify the fraction

Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 65 and 100. The factors of 65 are 1, 5, 13, 65. The factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100. The GCD is 5. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 5: $\frac{65\div5}{100\div5}=\frac{13}{20}$.

Answer:

$\frac{13}{20}$