3.3125 is written in a decimal form. Both decimal and fraction represents the same thing that is a number that is not a whole number. A given decimal can be easily converted into a fraction and vice versa.
To convert a decimal into a fraction the most important thing is knowing how to read the decimal give. In decimal 3.3125 would be read as three and three thousand one hundred twenty-five ten thousands. This kind of number is known as a mixed decimal as it has both a whole number and a decimal in it. The whole number written at the right side of the decimal would remain the same and it would be the number after the decimal that we would convert into a fraction. Count the number of decimal places in the decimal number you have to convert in this case it is four therefore we would divide the number by 10000.
3125/10000
Now we simplify this fraction. Dividing both the numerator and the denominator to its lowest form would give us the fraction form of this decimal. In this case when we simplify 3125/10000 to its lowest form we get 5/16.
The last step now is to add the number before the decimal to this fraction and we get the result:
3 5/16
To practice more conversions go to the following website, they have free worksheets for people like you:
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To convert a decimal into a fraction the most important thing is knowing how to read the decimal give. In decimal 3.3125 would be read as three and three thousand one hundred twenty-five ten thousands. This kind of number is known as a mixed decimal as it has both a whole number and a decimal in it. The whole number written at the right side of the decimal would remain the same and it would be the number after the decimal that we would convert into a fraction. Count the number of decimal places in the decimal number you have to convert in this case it is four therefore we would divide the number by 10000.
3125/10000
Now we simplify this fraction. Dividing both the numerator and the denominator to its lowest form would give us the fraction form of this decimal. In this case when we simplify 3125/10000 to its lowest form we get 5/16.
The last step now is to add the number before the decimal to this fraction and we get the result:
3 5/16
To practice more conversions go to the following website, they have free worksheets for people like you:
www.homeschoolmath.net
